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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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95 Hardcover DS135 Curiosity over a family portrait of a rabbi who served in London's Bet Din (ecclesiastical court), who traveled to Australia in 1830 to arrange a Get (religious divorce) for the British wife of a Jewish convict transported there, led Pfeffer (retired, Hebrew U.
From one end of the earth to the other; the London Bet Din, ... by Reference & Research Book News
The rabbi rolled up the signed document and presented it to Bruce and said, "On the authority of this Bet Din I give this document to you.
Divorce, Tel Aviv style - 1973 by Geller, Victor B. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
He then adds his belief that the convening of the external factors that prompted the new interpretation, and the reinstatement of the power of the Bet Din, and their ability to find a valid Torah source on which the revision can be based, is not a chance occurrence.
Can the demand for change in the status of women be halakhically ... by Ross, Tamar / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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