Court of Jewish Law. Nowadays, they mostly adjudicate civil disputes, and are composed of 3 judges. Their decisions are halachically binding, and in most cases, legally as well.
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Killing someone with Shem or kishuf(magic)
Is one liable to death by the Sanhedrin if they killed someone using the Shem HaShem or if they used kishuf.
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What is the judge's job in a bet din?
Here is a story from the Talmud with relevance to current events:
It once happened that Tuvia sinned and Zigud alone came and testified
against him before Rav Papa. Whereupon, Rav Papa had the witness,
Zigud, punished. Zigud exclaimed: Tuvia…
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Is there any Appeal Process after a Ruling of a Beis Din
Granted Avram Avinu didn't accept the initial sentence, but that was regarding a decree of Hashem.
Nowadays, is there in the legal structure an appellate Beis Bin where one can have recourse to have a decision reconsidered?
Historically, are there…
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Where in the torah is contempt of court condemned?
I looked at google for contempt of court and torah. Two sources that I see is this:
https://www.ou.org/torah/mitzvot/taryag/mitzvah69/
It has a rule saying you shouldn't curse the elohim.
Not only the meaning is ambiguous, because elohim can also…
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If G-d is the final judge, what's the point of human courts?
If G-d is the final judge, what's the point of human courts in Judaism? Aside from their obvious function in practical matters like divorce that need to be taken care of here and now and not decided later, what function do they serve if G-d is the…
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Toen Rabbani in Halacha
My understanding that a To’ein Rabbani is the equivalent of an attorney representing one in the beis din who has the required familiarity and certification of both state law and halacha.
Is this okay Halachikally?
How does one become a Toen?
Is a…
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