beth din
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A beth 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 |
|---|---|
| beth din canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious court
ⓘ
rabbinical court ⓘ |
| adjudicates |
civil disputes under Jewish law
ⓘ
communal disputes ⓘ conversion to Judaism ⓘ divorce matters ⓘ inheritance disputes under Jewish law ⓘ kashrut certification disputes ⓘ marriage matters ⓘ matters of religious law ⓘ monetary disputes under Jewish law ⓘ personal status issues ⓘ rabbinic ordination issues ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
beit din
ⓘ
Rabbinic courts ⓘ
surface form:
beth din rabbinical court
|
| applies | Jewish law ⓘ |
| canIssue |
gets (Jewish divorce documents)
ⓘ
halakhic rulings ⓘ psak din ⓘ |
| canServeAs | arbitration panel ⓘ |
| canSupervise |
conversion process
ⓘ
kashrut standards ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes | dayanim ⓘ |
| decisionBindingOn | parties who accept its authority ⓘ |
| follows |
Halakha
ⓘ
surface form:
halakha
|
| hasMinimumNumberOfJudges | three ⓘ |
| headedBy | av beit din ⓘ |
| historicalPrecedent | Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes |
communal governance issues
ⓘ
family law under Jewish law ⓘ ritual law disputes ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Jewish law
ⓘ
halakha ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | house of judgment ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
many Jewish diaspora communities ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | some secular legal systems as arbitration body ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | judges knowledgeable in halakha ⓘ |
| typeOf |
Jewish institution
ⓘ
religious court ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
Haredi communities ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ some Modern Orthodox communities ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.