rabbinical court

Israeli governmental judicial institution which gives judgment on religious matters

Dayan redirects here. For the Israeli general, see Moshe Dayan. For the Chinese UNESCO World Heritage Site see Lijiang City. A beth din, beit din or beis din (בית דין, Hebrew: "house of judgment", plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Land of Israel. Today, it is invested with legal powers in a number of religious matters, both in Israel and in Jewish communities throughout the world, where their judgments hold varying degrees of authority (depending upon the jurisdiction and subject matter) in matters specifically germane to Jewish religious life.
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