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Bet Din


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(Heb., ‘house of judgement’).

Jewish court of law. Traditionally the establishment of the bet din as an institution is ascribed to Ezra. In Israel, the bet din is the rabbinic ...

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Bet Din
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 54 words
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in A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (1 rev) Length: 187 words

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