The Ariel Institute
The Ariel Institute, located in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem, was founded in 1979 by Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen zt"l, Chief Rabbi Emeritus and President of the rabbinical courts of Haifa, and past Chairman of the Board of the Fischel Foundation.
Ariel was established as an independent institution in order to create and supervise a number of enterprises, including:
- Machon "Nezer David", a program of study which delves into the writings of Rabbi Cohen's father, Rabbi David Cohen, zt"l;
- Rabbinical Court, for deciding on matters of Jewish Law;
- Rabbinic training program, for certifying the next generation of rabbis and communal leaders, and preparing them to deal with modern questions and problems that arise in today's world;
Ariel's programs train the finest rabbis who serve as spiritual leaders in Israel, the IDF and throughout the Jewish world.
Over the years Ariel has developed numerous programs and activities. It also publishes a wide range of books and periodicals such as the "Rashi Hashalem" ("the complete Rashi") Chumash, which was produced after many years of research by a group of scholars at Ariel.