Jewish religious courts

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Rabbinical_Supreme_Court_(Israel)
gptkbp:authority varies by country
gptkbp:function adjudicate Jewish law
oversee kashrut certification
resolve civil disputes
supervise conversions to Judaism
grant Jewish divorces (gets)
gptkbp:genderOfJudges traditionally male
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:ancient_Israel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish religious courts
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Hebrew
local language
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Halakha
gptkbp:modernDevelopments some include female judges
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:Av_Beit_Din
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Sanhedrin
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:stateRecognized limited recognition in some countries
recognized in Israel
gptkbp:traditionalNumberOfJudges three
gptkbp:usedFor arbitration
mediation
kashrut supervision
child custody
adoption cases
community disputes
burial disputes
business disputes
circumcision disputes
conversion issues
divorce issues
excommunication (cherem)
inheritance cases
marriage issues
personal status issues
religious certification
ritual matters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashkenazi_Chief_Rabbi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6