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Beth Din
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Beth Din, Bet Din [bɛθ dɪn (Hebrew) bet din]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a rabbinical court, consisting of at least three dayanim, and having authority over such matters as divorce and conversion and other communal ecclesiastical matters such as Kashruth. It may also try civil disputes with the consent of both parties
[from Hebrew, literally: house of judgment]


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8) Many Orthodox rabbis from the center to the left already had been referring all conversions to the Rabbinical Council of America's beit din because the Chief Rabbinate would not accept their conversions, at least not readily or easily.
37) It is clear today that many Jews will readily file suit against another Jew without first seeking permission of a beit din, due to lax enforcement of the ban and the view that the laws of the United States are equitable and fair.
9) Concerned about potential damage to the image of the Jewish community, the AJCongress convened a beit din (literally, a house of judgment, it is an arbitration board consisting of three judges) to provide both Krieger and Mittelman a forum in which to argue their cases.
 
 
 
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