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Category: Jewish courts
Can a ger become a Dayan?
Question: Can a ger get smicha for dayanus? Serve in a beis din? If yes, any restrictions? What is the reason for the din? I heard it has to do… Read more »
Collecting a debt
Question: Some time ago, someone borrowed money (about $100,000) as a business loan with a heter iska. The man is evasive and unresponsive about repaying and has not kept his… Read more »
Can I be moser someone who stole from me
Question: I gave a person a substantial amount to invest in a property. Because he had difficulties, he did not use it for the investment. I am choshed because of… Read more »
Suing a frum psychiatrist in beis din
Question: Are there special dinim regarding suing a psychiatrist, since he is a doctor? I saw a frum doctor, a psychiatrist for 5 years, and he did not help me… Read more »
Addressing a Beis Din
Question: What is the proper way to address a Beis Din in a letter? Answer: In writing it is L’lavod Beit Hadin, and in person it would be Kavod Harabonom.
May a Beis Din Refuse to Grant Claimant Zabla?
Question: As a new olah and because of its reputation for lomdus, I selected a Beis Din in E”Y having dayanim who speak English. The defendant in my case wishes… Read more »
Beis Din
Question: If one beis din issues a hazmana to have a case heard by them, and a second beis din give one side a heter to go to secular court…. Read more »
Can a bais din summons to foreign country?
Question: Can an Israeli bais din serve a hazmonoh to come to Israel, even if one lives outside Israel, on basis that the dispute concerns dealings in israel? I see… Read more »
May mediation (גישור) be even a first option before beis din?
Question: Is it Halachikly valid to settle a dispute in mediation (גישור) as a first option even before beis din? I am referring to a religious Jew who is a… Read more »
Is video evidence permissible in court?
Question: Does video surveillance hold the same authority as witnesses in the eyes of modern halacha? If so would you need two sets of footage similar to how two witnesses… Read more »
Emergency Powers for Beth Din
Question: Regarding Devarim 19:17, please see Gemoro Sanhedrin 46a, 81b and Yevamos 90b where it shows that the Beth Din can take extra legal powers in an emergency. What constituted… Read more »
Bet din and noghea badavar
Question: May a bet Din is considered noghea badavar? I’m chazan and masghiach, I have a problem, economic problem whit my keillà, I no want go under a foreign tribunal,… Read more »
Taking School to a din Torah
Question: I was wondering if there was any grounds to take govenors of a school to Beis Din for denying a child entry to the school with no reason. Various… Read more »
Din Torah in Country without Bais Din
In my country, there is no bes din or dayanim, what can i do in regard to a loan that another yid owes me. where can i get a permission… Read more »
Scammed on Real Estate Deal
Hi Shulem Alycham I bought a deal in real estate based on the income the owner gave me his privet mortgage and signed a sthar heter eska after 6 mounts… Read more »
Halacha and Prophecy
Prior the the Men of the Great Assembly, could halacha be determined by prophecy? Answer: The Torah was given over though a prophecy to Moshe Rabbeinu and all of the… Read more »
Bais Din and Court
Based on the halacha that the overriding principle in commerce is: hakol k’minhag hamedinah, shouldn’t Dayanim have to learn basic laws of commerce that apply to their local municipal, or… Read more »
Borer and Zabla
Sat at a zablla proceeding and noticed that the borer from one side was basically listening to the toen and interjecting with some questions, where as the borer from other… Read more »
Ethical Misbehavior
The case is that: You are at the Canucks game. Your face comes up on the big screen saying that you are the lucky winner and you won two free… Read more »
Jury Duty
Is there a chiyuv to respond to a jury duty request? Answer: It is common practice to avoid jury duty. Even one who goes in for a call can avoid… Read more »
Legal Defense in Secular Court
If someone opens a legal case against someone,in the secular court, and doesn’t go through the local Beis Din, and the best form of defence is to open a fraud… Read more »
Choosing a Bais DIn
I lent someone money from another town. Can i make him come to beis din in my town? Eved Loiyveh Leish Malveh. Sanhedrin 31b Answer: The defendant chooses the bais… Read more »
Court Procedure
When someone gets a heter to go to court, is that person limited in the types of witnesses he can call. For example, under US law many witnesses can be… Read more »
Disqualifying Dayan who Already Ruled
Hello, I have a quick question (I hope). I had financial question, so I went to a Dayan, presented the details, and he gave me a written psak. The issue… Read more »
Peri Megadim vs. Chavas Daas
I have no clue whether or not you will answer since it is not a MOMUNIOUS claim but… when the chavas daas disagrees (or is more machmir) with pri megodim… Read more »
Toen for Plaintiff and Defendant
Can the claimer use a toen or shaliach in bais din? Can the claimee or the defendant use a toen or shaliach in bais din? Answer: Yes, it is today… Read more »
Partial Dayanim of Zabla
How ethical is zabla where each side chooses a dayan whom may then feel partial to the litigant that chooses them & may advocate for them? Answer: This is a… Read more »
Following the Nitva
If someone issues a hazmanah to someone who resides out of town/country to attend din torah where the mazmin resides, is the muzman obligated to travel to attend the din… Read more »
Notarization Today
1 Is notarization recognized/used in Batei Dinim today or they have not much validity since there are not 2 eidim? 2 Do Beis Din today “mekayaim shtaros” as is discussed… Read more »
Litigant Insisting on Din or on Zabla
Does either litigant in a beis din case have the right to insist on zabla? Does either litigant in a beis din case have the right to insist on “din”… Read more »
Tort Case Taken to Court
I have a kollel couple renting an apt from me in Lakewood, NJ. He slipped on the steps & broke his ankle. He has filed suit in civil court! He… Read more »
Small Claims Court for Payment
My Partner and I did a website in good faith for someone who gave us half payment with an American check (which needed to be changed) and then said said… Read more »
Jewish Mother for Beis Din
I was wondering if someone who is born from a Jewish mother and a non-Jewish father could act as a dayan. I know that he cant be a dayan for… Read more »
Calling Rav to Din Torah
Can a rov that authorized a person to make a false allegation to police against me be called to a din Torah. The rov didn’t know that the allegation was… Read more »
Father and Son on Beis Din
I was taken to a beis din and told that two of the three members were father and son. recently someone told me a father and son cannot both be… Read more »
Pointing Out Mistake in Halachah
I work in a office with a non-Jew who told me an halacha she heard from a Jew at her previous place of employment. If that halacha is not accurate,… Read more »
Tosefta vs. Sifra
This past Shabbos someone said over to me a particular sugia they were learning in Taharas and a maklokes Rishonim in a particular iyun. One Rishon was basing himself partially… Read more »
Which Rabbinic Authority to Follow
If I am a member of a shul, must I follow all the halachic rulings of that shul’s rabbi? Am I entitled to go elsewhere for guidance on halachic issues… Read more »
Mesira – Under Which Circumstances?
My question relates to mesira. When is one allowed, under what circumstances, to go to the non-jewish authorities, if another jew is stealing/cheating/lying and causing significant financial harm to other… Read more »
Positions for Covert to Judaism
From the point of view of Halacha: A person who has already converted to Judaism, can become a Rabbi (Yoreh Yoreh)? A person who has already converted to Judaism, can… Read more »
Being a Judge in a Secular Court
Is it permissible for a Jew to become a judge in a secular judicial system if they don’t follow the Torah or even if they do? Answer: This is a… Read more »
Collecting Interest in Court
Hi, I am a lawyer and a Jewish client just asked me to enforce a contract – charging interest – against another Jew. Can I take on the case? Thanks… Read more »
Biblical Exegesis Today
Are Rabbonim in modern times allowed/capable of understanding biblical distinctions that were not previously explained in new ways using the acceptable methods of Halachic exegesis? Is it possible for there… Read more »
Beis Hillel and Beis Shammai
In the Gemara when there is a dispute between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel, if the halacha always goes according to Beit Hillel, why is It it necessary for Beit… Read more »
Working on Court Cases
Hello, I’m working as a clerk in a law firm in Yerushalaim that handles some civil litigation and I was wondering if there are general guidlines regarding the heteirim to… Read more »
Monetary Issue
I have a money issue with a fellow Jew. When we met to take care of the difference, we solved part of the problem which was a mistake of one… Read more »
Accepting Bribes from Both Parties
Perhaps more of a theoretical shailo then a practical one. If a Dayan would be dealing with a case between Reuvan and Shimon would it be a problem of accepting… Read more »
Eating in Public
The Gemara in kiddushin mentions that eating in public is a disgraceful behavior and would invalidate a witnesses testimony. Does this still apply today? Why is this act considered so… Read more »
Informing Authorities of Abuse
Recently, in the states, there has been a frum Jew convicted for supposedly abusing a women while she was a teenager. Supporters of the convicted Jew keep repeating that he… Read more »