Yisrael Rosen ( he, ישראל רוזן; 1941- November 1, 2017) was an

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. He founded the office for

conversion to Judaism Conversion to Judaism ( he, גיור, ''giyur'') is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community. It thus resembles both conversion to other religions and naturalization. "Th ...

in the

Chief Rabbinate of Israel The Chief Rabbinate of Israel ( he, הָרַבָּנוּת הָרָאשִׁית לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Ha-Rabbanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el'') is recognized by law as the supreme Rabbinic Judaism, rabbinic authority for Judaism in Israel. The ...

and he was a judge there. He was also director of the

Zomet Institute The Zomet Institute ( he, מכון צומת, ''Makhon Tzomet'', Tzomet being an acronym for ''Tzevtei Mada veTorah'' ( he, צוותי מדע ותורה), lit. ''Teams of Science and Torah'') is an Israeli high-tech non-profit organization speciali ...

for the interface of

halakhah ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

and

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

and the editor-in-chief of the annual journal Techumin published by that institute. He edited the weekly newsletter Shabbat B'Shabbato and wrote a weekly column therein. He wrote commentaries about the Rabbinic interpretations of

Tanakh The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, learned in Yeshivat HaYishuv HeHadash and in

Kerem BeYavneh Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh ( he, ישיבת כרם ביבנה, lit. ''Vineyard in Yavne Yeshiva'') is a youth village and major yeshiva in southern Israel. Located near the city of Ashdod and adjacent to Kvutzat Yavne, it falls under the jurisdictio ...

, and founded the

kollel A kollel ( he, כולל, , , a "gathering" or "collection" f scholars is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim (lectures) and learning ''sedarim'' (sessions); ...

in KBY. Afterward he studied electronics in

Machon Lev The Jerusalem College of Technology - Lev Academic Center (JCT; he, המרכז האקדמי לב) is a private college in Israel, recognized by the Council for Higher Education, which specializes in providing high-level science and technology ed ...

and in

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...

. Rabbi Rozen lived in Alon Shevut and was married with five children. Rabbi Rosen was active in many areas. He helped implement technological innovations for halakhic observance at the Zomet Institute. These devices apply halakhic concepts to technological devices, mostly electronics, to enable using them within the rules of halakhah. He also wrote and published articles on Tanakh. His positions tended to be conservative both politically and religiously. In April 2008, Rabbi Rosen was awarded the Lev Prize by

for outstanding achievement in

Torah Umadda ''Torah Umadda'' ( he, תּוֹרָה וּמַדָּע, "Torah and secular knowledge") is a worldview in Orthodox Judaism concerning the relationship between the secular world and Judaism, and in particular between secular knowledge and Jewish rel ...

. In November 2008, Rabbi Rosen won a libel lawsuit against

Yated Ne'eman (Israel) ''Yated Ne'eman'' ( he, יָתֵד נֶאֱמָן) is a semi-major Israeli daily Hebrew language newspaper based in Bnei Brak. The Hebrew edition is published daily except on the Jewish Sabbath. A weekly English language edition was published i ...

after the rabbinic board of Yated Ne'eman instructed its editors to slander him. Yated Ne'eman falsely claimed that the rabbi provided halachic certification out of the desire for money. On the occasion of Pope

Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

's 2009 pilgrimage to Israel, Rosen's far-from-endearing message to the Pope was that Jesus was a false messiah who deserved to die, but Catholics could be utilized to help Israel fight a war against fundamentalist Islam. In August 2017, Rabbi Rosen, who served as member of

The Jewish Home The Jewish Home ( he, הַבַּיִת הַיְהוּדִי, HaBayit HaYehudi) is an Orthodox Jewish and religious Zionist political party in Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the ...

political party presidium, resigned from the party in protest of party's chairman

Naftali Bennett Naftali Bennett ( he, נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט, Transliterated: , ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the 3rd Alternate Prime Minist ...

employing lesbian spokesperson. Rabbi Rosen died on November 1, 2017 (13 Marcheshvan 5778).

Publications

Books (Hebrew)

ספר שופטים בגובה חז"לאתרי סגולה בגובה חז"ל

Articles (Hebrew)

, מגדים ב'
על שאול ועמלק ועל 'חדשנות הלכתית'
, מגדים י'
דבורה וברק: זוג שופטים 'הפכי'
מגדים מ'

, עיבוד מאמר שנדפס בחוברת "באור התורה"
מאמרי הרב רוזן
באתר "ישיבה"

External links (Hebrew)

באתר nrg יהדות
כל הטורים של הרב ישראל רוזן
באתר

ynet Ynet (stylized as ynet) is one of the major Israeli news and general-content websites, and is the online outlet for the '' Yedioth Ahronot'' newspaper. However, most of Ynet's content is original work, published exclusively on the website and wri ...

אתר מכון צומת
מכון מדעי תורני בראשות הרב ישראל רוזן

References

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