beit din
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A beit din is a Jewish rabbinical court that adjudicates matters of religious law, personal status, and communal disputes according to halakha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| beit din canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious court
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rabbinical court ⓘ |
| adjudicates |
civil disputes under Jewish law
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communal disputes ⓘ communal governance issues ⓘ conversion to Judaism ⓘ divorce matters under Jewish law ⓘ inheritance disputes under Jewish law ⓘ kashrut certification disputes ⓘ marriage matters under Jewish law ⓘ monetary disputes under Jewish law ⓘ personal status ⓘ religious law ⓘ |
| applies | Jewish law ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Shulchan Aruch
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Talmud ⓘ Torah ⓘ rabbinic responsa ⓘ |
| canIssue |
communal regulations (takanot)
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kashrut certifications ⓘ |
| decisionType | binding religious ruling for participants ⓘ |
| etymology | Hebrew phrase meaning "house of judgment" ⓘ |
| follows | halakha ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Jews subject to halakha ⓘ |
| historicalForm |
local Jewish court in ancient Israel
ⓘ
rabbinical court in the Diaspora ⓘ |
| legalFunction |
arbitration under Jewish law
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certification of personal status as Jewish ⓘ imposition of communal sanctions ⓘ issuance of religious rulings (psak din) ⓘ mediation of disputes ⓘ oversight of conversion process ⓘ validation of Jewish divorce document (get) ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
a presiding rabbi (av beit din)
ⓘ
dayanim ⓘ expert witnesses in Jewish law ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Canada
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Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other countries with Jewish communities ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | many modern states as a form of religious arbitration ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sanhedrin
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av beit din ⓘ dayan ⓘ |
| requiresQuorumOf | three judges for most civil cases ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage |
Aramaic (in classical sources)
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity |
Conservative Judaism
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Orthodox Judaism ⓘ some other Jewish denominations ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.