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
Repetition of the Amidah
Shaliach tzibbur
Problems affecting investments
Halachic status of a foreign investment company
Foods kosher for Passover
Chocolate – Rabbinate kosher for Passover
Haircuts and shaving
Trimming a beard to avoid embarrassment
Using an inflatable device on Shabbat
Shabbat Violation for Saving Life
Eating food cooked by a non-Jew for a sick person on Shabbat
Shehecheyanu
Shehecheyanu on a nectarine during Sefirat HaOmer
Infestation of foods
Checking spices
Problems affecting investments
Kashrut of a Corporate Bond Fund
Vows and oaths
Does saying 'with G‑d's help' ('be'ezrat Hashem') count as a vow?
Mezuzah
Berakha on a borrowed mezuzah, and on replacing a mezuzah
Birkas Kohanim
Birkat Kohanim – A Kohen from Eretz Yisrael on the Second Yom Tov in the Diaspora
Benefitting from forbidden activities on Shabbos
Using a package that arrived on Shabbat
Monetary Laws and Charity
Advice for getting rid of bank fees
Rented property
Burnt-out light bulbs in a rented apartment