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
Returing lost objects
Tickets Found in a Rented Apartment
Grinding
Cleaning dried tahini on Shabbat
Various laws of muktzeh
A Roll Intended for Cutting — What Type of Muktzeh Is It?
Fasting for an ill person
Tisha B’Av — Pregnancy with Iron Deficiency
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Cleaning on Tisha B’Av
Jewish Worldview
Saving for Children’s Weddings
Jewish Worldview
Efforts to Obtain Additional Income
Immersion of utensils
Immersion of utensils in a hospital
Music during the Three Weeks
Lullabies During Bein HaMetzarim
Death anniversary (yahrtzeit)
Visiting a grandmother’s grave on a mother’s yahrzeit
Separating men and women
Closeness Between Men and Women — A Woman Undergoing Psychiatric Treatment
Electrical appliances on Shabbos
Moving a Switch on Shabbat
Music during the Three Weeks
Music at a Siyum Meal During Bein HaMetzarim
Who is allowed to take from charity
Giving Maaser Money to Parents
Haircuts and shaving during the Three Weeks
Shaping Eyebrows During Bein HaMetzarim