Yisrael Rosen (; 1941 – November 1, 2017) was an

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...

Israeli

rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

. He founded the office for

conversion to Judaism Conversion to Judaism ( or ) 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. "Thus, by convertin ...

in the

Chief Rabbinate of Israel The Chief Rabbinate of Israel (, ''Ha-Rabbanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el'') is recognized by law as the supreme rabbinic authority for Judaism in Israel. It was established in 1921 under the British Mandate, and today operates on the basis of the ...

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

Zomet Institute The Zomet Institute (, ''Makhon Tzomet'', Tzomet being an acronym for ''Tzevtei Mada veTorah'' (), lit. ''Teams of Science and Torah'') is an Israeli high-tech non-profit organization specializing in IT equipment and electronic appliances designed ...

for the interface of

halakhah ''Halakha'' ( ; , ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah. ''Halakha'' is based on biblical commandments ('' mit ...

and

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

and the editor-in-chief of the annual journal

Techumin ''Tehumin'' (, Tehumin being an acronym for ''Torah Hevrah UMedINa'' (), lit. ''Torah, Society and State'') is a Hebrew-language annual journal of articles about Jewish law and Modernity. History Tehumin is published in Israel by the Zomet Insti ...

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 ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

, learned in Yeshivat HaYishuv HeHadash and in

Kerem BeYavneh Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh (, 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 jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Counci ...

, and founded the

kollel A kollel (also kolel) (, , , , a "gathering" or "collection" f scholars is an institute for full-time, advanced Torah study, study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features Shiur (Torah), shiurim (lectures) and ...

in KBY. Afterward he studied electronics in

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

and in

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, , ''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 university institution. It has 20,000 ...

. Rozen lived in

Alon Shevut Alon Shvut () is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, established in June 1970 over lands confiscated from the nearby Palestinian town of Khirbet Beit Zakariyyah. It is part of the Etzion bloc of the West Bank, administered by the Gush Etz ...

and was married with five children. 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, Rosen was awarded the Lev Prize by

for outstanding achievement in

Torah Umadda ''Torah Umadda'' (; , "Torah and knowledge") is a worldview in Orthodox Judaism concerning the relationship between the secular world and Judaism, and in particular between secular knowledge and Jewish religious knowledge. The resultant mode of Ort ...

. In November 2008, Rosen won a libel lawsuit against

Yated Ne'eman (Israel) ''Yated Ne'eman'' () 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 in Israel and distributed in Is ...

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

Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, his resignation on 28 Februar ...

'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, Rosen, who served as member of

The Jewish Home The Jewish Home () was an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish, Religious Zionism, religious Zionist and Far-right politics in Israel, far-right political party in Israel. It was originally formed by a merger of the National Religious Party, Mole ...

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

Naftali Bennett Naftali Bennett (, ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician and businessman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the alternate prime minister from 1 July to 8 November 2022. Bennett was t ...

employing a lesbian spokesperson. 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 in all lowercase) is an Israeli news and general-content website, and the online outlet for the '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper. History Ynet launched on June 6, 2000, in Hebrew, following other Hebrew outlet's website launches ...

אתר מכון צומת
מכון מדעי תורני בראשות הרב ישראל רוזן

References

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