Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem. Views and halachic rulings Like Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg, Yisraeli ruled that it is permitted to abort a fetus diagnosed as a Tay–Sachs disease carrier to prevent future suffering of the child and mental anguish of the family. Other rabbinical authorities, however, strongly objected to this ruling. Works Eretz Hemdah (1957) – "to clarify the halacha and its application to agricultural life" Perakim beMachshevet Yisrael (1952) – “an anthology of sources to clarify the main ideas of Jewish philosophy" Amud HaYemini (1966) – “halachic clarification regarding the State, responsa, and clarification of issues in several areas of the Torah” Havat Binyamin (1992) – rulings from his tenure on the rabbinical high court Mishpatei Shaul (1997) – rulings from his tenure on the rabbinical high court Siach Shaul (2009) - teaching on the Torah and holidays. Shaarei Shaul - comments on the Talmud. References External links Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Rav Yisraeli – An Israeli Rabbi on Arutz Sheva. 1909 births 1995 deaths People from Slutsk People from Slutsky Uyezd Belarusian Orthodox rabbis Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis Mercaz HaRav alumni