Rabbi Israel Cohen
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Answers the site's questions within Rav Amram Fried's Beit Ora'ah. How we answer and review answers
Rabbi Israel Cohen received rabbinical smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" in 2012 in Modiin Illit from Rav Asher Weisfish and Rav Yitzchak Luxenberg. He studied at Yeshivat Be'er HaTorah in Jerusalem, and later continued at Kollel Ahavat Shalom in Modiin Illit. He also completed the program of the Beit Midrash Gavoha LeHoraah "Keter Aram Tzova" in Rishon LeZion, which trains rabbis for practical halachic rulings. He answers halachic questions at the Beit Horaah of the Neot Simcha community and at Beit Horaah Chanichei HaYeshivot in the Achuzat Brachfeld neighborhood, both in Modiin Illit, as well as at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah in Bnei Brak. He specializes in the Orach Chaim (laws of daily life, Shabbat and holidays) and Yoreh Deah (kashrut, laws of family purity and other topics) sections of the Shulchan Aruch. On sheilot.com, Rabbi Cohen is one of the main answering rabbis: he reviews incoming questions and answers users based on the rulings of Rav Amram Fried.
- Smicha
- Yoreh-Yoreh · Rav Asher Weisfish; Rav Yitzchak Luxenberg · Modiin Illit · 2012
- Education
- Yeshivat Be'er HaTorah · Jerusalem
- Kollel Ahavat Shalom · Modiin Illit
- Beit Midrash Gavoha LeHoraah "Keter Aram Tzova" · Rishon LeZion
- Positions
- Beit Horaah Neot Simcha · Modiin Illit
- Beit Horaah Chanichei HaYeshivot, Achuzat Brachfeld · Modiin Illit
- Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah · Bnei Brak
- Areas
- Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
- Languages
- Hebrew
Rabbi's answers
By topic
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther - Thyroid Issue
Heter Iska
Sources on the Law of 'Do Not Show Them Favor' in Permissible Business
Lashon Hara and Rechilus
Gossip to Prevent Resentment
Repetition of the Amidah
Responding to Kedusha from Another Room
Shiva (7 Days of Mourning)
A Woman's Work During Her Husband's Mourning Period
Fast of Esther
Throat Inflammation Regarding Fasting
Terumos and Maasros
Tithes for Plants Grown on the Balcony
Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos
Watching a Video Made on Shabbat
Squeezing
Shabbat Sponge
Terumos and Maasros
Tithing on Onion Leaves
Giving half a Shekel
The Amount of Half a Shekel
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther after Kidney Issues
Purim
Intoxication on Purim
The seventh year (Shemittah)
The Sanctity of the Seventh Year After the Time of Disposal
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther for Someone Suffering from Pain