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
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Writing on a Computer - Chol HaMoed
Evening prayer
Simchat Beit HaShoeva before Maariv
Writing
Doodling on a Page During the Intermediate Days of a Festival
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Hearing the Blessing of Shehecheyanu from a Woman
Rosh ha-Shanah
Change in Prayer Text During the Ten Days of Repentance
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Unnecessary Expenditure – Chol Ha-Moed
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Plucking Hair During Chol HaMoed
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Cleanliness During Chol HaMoed
Intermediate Days of Festival (Chol ha-Moed)
Hanging Decorations During Chol HaMoed
Writing
Sending Invitations via Email during Chol HaMoed
Immersion of utensils
Immersing a Challah Board and Knife
The Four Species
Lulav in Jerusalem
Writing
Working as a Secretary during Chol HaMoed
Hagalah
A Knife Used to Cut Meat with Onion
Abandonment of produce
Renouncing Ownership of Seventh Year Fruits