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
Mourning for the Temple
Skipping Some of the Lamentations
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Cooking for Shabbat on Tisha B'Av
Seudah ha-mafseket
Seudah Mafseket and Mincha: Which Comes First
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Sleeping before Putting on Tefillin on Tisha B'Av
Bein ha-Meitzarim – The Three Weeks
Mourning During the Three Weeks
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Listening to Megillat Eicha via Zoom
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Singing on Tisha B'Av
Seudah ha-mafseket
Consumption of Yogurt and Cheese in the Final Meal
Seudah ha-mafseket
Obligation of the Pre-Fast Meal
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Ezra's Immersion on the Eve of Tisha B'Av after Midday
The Ninth of Av (Tisha be-Av)
Tefillin on the Eve of Tisha B'Av
The Nine Days
Beverage Mixed with Grape Juice
Eating meat during the Nine Days
Studying in Thought on Tisha B'Av
Haircuts and shaving during the Three Weeks
Shaving during the Three Weeks
The Nine Days
Definition of the Mourning of the Nine Days