Beth Din - The Jewish Court System
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Jewish communities throughout history have always had their own court systems called Beth Din (or Batei Din) for Jewish ritual, family and legal purposes. These courts often served in parallel to local Christian, Muslim or secular courts. Today, there is a developed system of Batei Din in Israel, the US and other countries with Jewish community that serves the Jewish community in parallel to the secular court system. A fascinating discussion about the Beth Din, the Jewish Court system, how it works and their relationship with our secular court system.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-gordon/support
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