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
Putting a stumbling block before a blind person
Donating an Electric Toy That May Lead to Shabbat Desecration
False reporting and/or omission of information
Accompanying an Additional Child on the Bus
Problems affecting investments
Stocks with a Concern of Jewish Ownership
After visiting the bathroom
Washing Hands After Using the Restroom
Mixture of Meat and Milk
A Steak on Which Milk Spilled
Medicine
Medicine for an Infant with a Pleasant Taste — Without Kashrut Certification
Torah Study
Studying Mikra at Night
Disposing of holy texts and objects
Erasing the First Letter of the Name
Asking a non-Jew to perform prohibited activities
Instructing a non-Jew - Using a Hot Plate
Tear and stick
Tearing a Diaper in Order to Remove It from a Baby
Tallis
A tzitzit garment that is closed at the sides — ta'aseh velo min ha'asui
Cases of doubt
A Rav-Kav That Remained Loaded After a Transfer
Time robbery
Leaving the Office When There Is No Work
Head covering for women
A Woman’s Hair Covering
Shloshim (30 Days of Mourning)
Visiting the Grave on the Thirtieth Day