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Ya'akov Cohen (; born 13 July 1953) is an Israeli rabbi and former politician.


Biography

Born in
Bnei Brak Bnei Brak ( ) or Bene Beraq, is a city located on the central Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, coastal plain in Israel, just east of Tel Aviv. A center of Haredi Judaism, Bnei Brak covers an area of 709 hectares (1,752 acre ...
, Cohen was ordained as a rabbi at the Beit Talmud LeHora'a. He founded the Hassidic Bnei Brak Seminary in 1980 and served as a director until 2001. For the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed sixth on the
United Torah Judaism United Torah Judaism (, ''Yahadut HaTora'') is a Haredi, religious conservative political alliance in Israel. The alliance, consisting of Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, was first formed in 1992, in order to maximize Ashkenazi Haredi repr ...
list, and became a Knesset member when the party won six seats. He resigned his seat on 31 July 2008 as part of a rotation agreement between the
Agudat Yisrael Agudat Yisrael (; Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Agudas Yisroel'') is a Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jewish political party in Israel. It began as a political party representing Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews in Poland, originating in the Agudath Israel movement ...
and
Degel HaTorah Degel HaTorah () is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel. For much of its existence, it has been allied with Agudat Yisrael, under the name United Torah Judaism. History Degel HaTorah was founded in 1988, as a splinter from Agudat Isr ...
factions of UTJ, and was replaced by Uri Maklev (Cohen belongs to Agudat Yisrael). Ya'akov Cohen denounced 2006 Jerusalem
gay rights Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. Not ...
rally stating, "This isn't the gay pride parade but the disgrace parade!"


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Yaakov 1953 births Living people Agudat Yisrael politicians Israeli Hasidic rabbis Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) Rabbinic members of the Knesset Rabbis in Bnei Brak United Torah Judaism politicians