Yitzchok Cohen
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Rabbi Yitzchok Moshe Cohen is an Orthodox
rabbi and one of the Roshei Yeshiva
at Yeshiva University
. He also serves as a rabbi at the Morasha summer kollel
, and is on the faculty of Naaleh.com. He is well known for his musar
speeches which he gives both at Yeshiva University
and elsewhere. Prior to moving to the college, Rabbi Cohen taught in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys
, where he served as both the mashgiach ruchani
as well as the 10th grade rebbe for the masmidim track.
Rabbi Cohen teaches subjects including Gemara
, musar and parsha
at Yeshiva University
. He is the father-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Katz who is a well-known rabbi at the Mir Yeshiva
in Jerusalem. He travels to Jerusalem at least once a year and hosts a melave malka at his son-in-law's house. Many of Rabbi Cohen's former students who now reside in Israel
attend the melave malka.
Ordination, Rabbi Elchanan Theological Seminary.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
rabbi and one of the Roshei Yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
. He also serves as a rabbi at the Morasha summer kollel
Kollel
A kollel is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim and learning sedarim ; unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel are all married men...
, and is on the faculty of Naaleh.com. He is well known for his musar
Musar
Musar, may refer to* the Hebrew word for “ethics"* Musar literature, Jewish moral literature* the Musar movement, a Jewish religious ethical, educational and cultural movement* Château Musar, Lebanese winery...
speeches which he gives both at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
and elsewhere. Prior to moving to the college, Rabbi Cohen taught in the Yeshiva University High School for Boys
Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy
The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, also known as Yeshiva University High School for Boys , MTA or TMSTA , is an Orthodox Jewish day school , the boys' high school of Yeshiva University in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan.-History:The Talmudical...
, where he served as both the mashgiach ruchani
Mashgiach
In Judaism, a Mashgiach is a person who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment.A mashgiah may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, groceries, or cooperatives...
as well as the 10th grade rebbe for the masmidim track.
Rabbi Cohen teaches subjects including Gemara
Gemara
The Gemara is the component of the Talmud comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah. After the Mishnah was published by Rabbi Judah the Prince The Gemara (also transliterated Gemora or, less commonly, Gemorra; from Aramaic גמרא gamar; literally, "[to] study" or "learning by...
, musar and parsha
Parsha
This article is about the divisions of the Torah into weekly readings. For this week's Torah portion, see Torah portionThe weekly Torah portion |Sidra]]) is a section of the Torah read in Jewish services...
at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
. He is the father-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Katz who is a well-known rabbi at the Mir Yeshiva
Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
The Mir yeshiva , known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With 6,000 students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world...
in Jerusalem. He travels to Jerusalem at least once a year and hosts a melave malka at his son-in-law's house. Many of Rabbi Cohen's former students who now reside in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
attend the melave malka.
Education
Yitzchok Cohen, Rosh Yeshiva, Lecturer in Talmud. BA, MHL, Yeshiva University.Ordination, Rabbi Elchanan Theological Seminary.