Tag: Beit Din
Hareidim Keep ‘Liberal’ Zionists in Minority on Rabbinical Courts
Hareidim claimed victory by blocking the appointment of three "liberal religious Zionists" to the country's 12 regional rabbinical courts.
There now are 22 judges, 7...
Hareidi Group to Rabbis: Ignore Supreme Court
Eida Hareidit supports punishment for using civil courts.
Shocked Beit Din Tells Philandering Kabbalist to Quit, Following Audio Tape
The Beit Din was shocked when an audio tape exposed how a well-known Kabbalist convinced at least one married woman to have an affair with him.
Court Suspends Rabbis’ Order to Require Woman to Allow Son’s Brit
Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended a Rabbinical Court (Beit Din) order that a woman in divorce proceedings allow her baby son, now one year...
Masorti Rabbis Perform First Conversions in Lisbon
For the first time in the history of the Masorti movement, its rabbis performed conversions to Judaism in Portugal.
The two conversions were performed in...
Q & A: Bal Tash’chit During The Nine Days (Conclusion)
QUESTION: May leftover meat from the Sabbath during the Nine Days be used during the week so as not to violate "bal tash'chit" - the prohibition against wastefulness?Rabbi Yaakov Spivak, Rosh KollelKollel Ayshel AvrahamMonsey, NY
Q & A: A Mohel’s Dilemma
QUESTION: May a mohel perform a bris for a non-Orthodox couple who adopt a Gentile infant whom they wish to raise as Jewish?No name pleaseLos Angeles, CA