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Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen

Pulpit Rabbinate and Halakhic Diversity

Rabbi j. Simcha Cohen is the former Rav of the Mizrachi Kehilla , Melbourne, Australia , a columnist for the Jewish Press and a frequent contributer to our website. 

The prophet Amos warns the Jewish people, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will send a famine in the land, not a hunger for bread nor a thirst for water, but to hear the word of God... and they will run about to seek the word of the Lord and shall not find it" (Amos, 8:11,12). Rav Shimon Bar Yohai commented: "Heaven forbid that Torah will ever be forgotten from Israel." If so, then what is the meaning of the above verse? It means that a time will come when Halakha will not be monolithic. There will be no definitive Halakha. There will be diversity (Shabbat 38b-39a).

Kashrut, Wine and Music

Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen serves as rabbi in West Palm Beach. He has written six volumes dealing with matters of halakha and Jewish thought.

Kosher Restaurants, Live Music and Wine
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Rabbi J.Simcha Cohen
Question: Is a Kashrut organization mandated according to Halakha to withhold Kashrut certification from a restaurant that permits live music to be performed while wine is served at meals?

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