Re'em Ha'Cohen

Rabbi Re'em HaCohen
רא"ם הכהן
Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Otniel
Rabbi Re'em HaCohen
Personal details
Born (1957-03-10) 10 March 1957
Jerusalem
Denomination Orthodox

Rabbi Re'em HaCohen (born in March 10, 1957 Seventh of Adar (B) H'Tshi"z; in Hebrew: רא"ם הכהן) is an Israeli rabbi and one of the rabbis of the Religious Zionism. HaCohen is the Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Otniel (together with Rabbi Binyamin Kalmanzon) and the rabbi of the Israeli settlement, Otniel.

Biography

HaCohen grew up in Jerusalem's Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood near Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and visited his home frequently. HaCohen claims to be deeply influenced by Auerbach. He studied under Rabbi Arieh Binah at Netiv Meir yeshiva high school and at Yeshivat Har Etzion, under Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein. HaCohen received rabbinical ordination from Lichtenstein and from Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg (the Tzitz Eliezer).

HaCohen was a lecturer at Shevut Yisrael yeshiva of Efrat and in Rabbi Haim Drukman's yeshiva, Or Etzion. In 1993, he joined Rabbi Beni Kalmanson to found and head Yeshivat Otniel. Since 1998, he has also served as Otniel's community rabbi.

Opinions

According to Rav Re'em, the learning in the beit midrash must be connected to the outside world, as the inner parts of the Torah must be connected to the outer parts. For this reason, his teaching references many different sources ranging from academic and professional, to halachic and kabalistic sources.[1]

HaCohen thinks that it is legally binding to donate one's organs and have an organ donor card.[2] He forbids smoking as a form of suicide. He requires his followers to wear techelet.[3]

Works

  • Badai Ha-Aron- Talmudic insights
  • He'elem veGilui - on the revelation of God, from Creation to the Second Tablets
  • Kol Damamah and LaRahok ve Karov- on the High Holy Days
  • Benai Neviim - the meaning of prophecy for our era
  • Reeh ve-Yirah - Abraham and Isaac for our time
  • Derekh Sha'ar Elyon - on the sacrificial tractate and the Temple Service

References

  1. http://www.otniel.org/english.asp?show=22911
  2. http://www.otniel.org/show.asp?id=23918
  3. "תכלת וארגמון". ערוץ 7.

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