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- [Liquidated Damage Clauses and the Law of Asmachta](https://bethdin.org/38411-2/) - Professor Chaim Saiman Enforcing Liquidated Damage Clauses: A Case Study in Real Estate Contracts and the Jewish Law of Asmachta Introduction Contemporary real estate transactions often include liquidated damages clauses stating that a specific amount held in escrow will be forfeited by the buyer in the event of breach. When this amount reflects 10% or
- [Rabbenu Tam's Harchakos: Social Pressure and the Limits of Coercion](https://bethdin.org/rabbenu-tams-harchakos-social-pressure-and-the-limits-of-coercion/) - Rabbi Michoel Zylberman Rabbenu Tam’s Harchakos: Social Pressure and the Limits of Coercion[1] Introduction As a matter of Biblical law, a husband must give his wife a get of his own free will, and a get given under illicit duress is invalid.[2] Physical or financial[3] coercion[4] meant to encourage the issuance of a get could
- [Debt, Equity, and the Tricky Case of the Iska](https://bethdin.org/debt-equity-and-the-tricky-case-of-the-iska/) - Modern commerce relies on interest bearing loans. Big projects are financed through instruments of debt. Without debt, skyscrapers would not be built, startups would not be founded, train track would not be put down, and most individuals would not own their home. Yet Jewish law prohibits interest bearing loans between Jews. Over the generations, halakhic authorities have considered how to structure interest-like payments without violating the prohibition against charging interest. One such idea that emerged and gained remarkable traction is the Heter Iska. This article analyzes the Heter Iska through a recent dispute that came before the Beth Din of America. Most discussions of the Iska focus on whether it succeeds in avoiding the prohibition against charging interest. This article, however, considers whether the Iska sufficiently protects the lender’s economic expectations in securing return of his principal and fixed interest-like payments.
- [Child Custody in Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/child-custody-in-beth-din/) - Rabbi Yona Reiss Child Custody in Jewish Law The Talmud teaches "kashin ha-gerushin" – divorce is very difficult.1 One of the most vexing challenges when dealing with a divorce case is making custodial determinations in terms of which parent will have primary custody of the children. As with any type of dispute, it is
- [Pesharah vs. Din](https://bethdin.org/pesharah-vs-din/) - Jewish law prescribes two different methods for courts to resolve disputes: din (strict judgement according to the letter of the law) and pesharah (court-imposed settlement). Under din, courts are instructed to decide cases by applying the substantive halakhot of Jewish civil law to the dispute at hand. Under pesharah, courts are instructed to resolve disputes by imposing a reasonable and fair settlement on the parties...
- [What to Do When You and Your Adversary Can’t Agree on a Beit Din](https://bethdin.org/what-to-do-when-you-and-your-adversary-cant-agree-on-a-beit-din/) - Ideally, parties to a dispute would agree to litigate at an established and reputable beit din. The beit din would then empanel a group of expert dayanim (arbitrators) to hear the case. Practically, however, the din torah process can get stalled when parties fail to agree on a beit din—when each party rejects the other’s
- [When Has a Neighbor Waived His Right to First Refusal?](https://bethdin.org/published-decision-when-has-a-neighbor-waived-his-right-to-first-refusal/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig[1] I. The Law of the Abutter Right of First Refusal When a property is put up for sale, Jewish law provides the owner of the abutting lot with the right of first refusal. Under this principle, known as Dina de-Bar Metzra, the abutter has the right to match any third-party offer for
- [Published Decision: Depriving a Worker of Employment Opportunities](https://bethdin.org/published-decision-depriving-a-worker-of-employment-opportunities/) - The Beth Din of America recently published Chaya Plaut v. Anshei Troy Synagogue (the anonymized decision can be accessed here ). This post summarizes the facts of the case, analyzes the halakhic principles underlying the dayanim’s decision, and discusses whether secular law would yield a different outcome.
- [Published Procedural Letter: Zabla Panels](https://bethdin.org/published-procedural-letter-zabla-panels/) - Our previous post discussed the pitfalls of zabla proceedings. Because these problems are exacerbated when to’anim serve on the panel, the Beth Din of America will not allow a litigant to initiate a zabla by selecting a to’en as his or her borrer. As we noted in an earlier post discussing the hazmanah process, when
- [Recovering the Costs of Litigation in Beit Din](https://bethdin.org/recovering-the-costs-of-litigation-in-beit-din/) - Parties to a din torah frequently ask the Beth Din to award attorney’s fees. This post discusses the extent to which Jewish law requires litigants to bear the costs of their own litigation and under what circumstances the Beth Din is empowered to reallocate those costs and award attorney’s fees to the prevailing party. In
- [Beit Din Procedure: How Does a Beit Din Acquire Jurisdiction to Hear a Case?](https://bethdin.org/how-does-a-beit-din-acquire-jurisdiction-to-hear-a-case/) - This post discusses the significance of the arbitration agreement and how a beit din acquires jurisdiction to decide a case. Jewish law requires parties to settle their dispute in beit din. Generally, a given beit din has jurisdiction under Jewish law to hear a case if one of three conditions is met. The first is
- [Published Decision: Sharing Brokerage Commissions in the Absence of a Compensation Agreement](https://bethdin.org/sharing-brokerage-commissions-in-the-absence-of-a-compensation-agreement/) - What kind of compensation is a worker entitled to if he or she never worked out a compensation agreement with his or her employer? Schiff v. Chester (an anonymized decision posted today on the Beth Din's website) is a case of two real estate agents who worked together to procure properties but never discussed with
- [Introducing Jewishprudence: Thoughts on Jewish Law and Beth Din Jurisprudence](https://bethdin.org/introducing-jewishprudence/) - We are excited to launch Jewishprudence: Thoughts on Jewish Law and Beth Din Jurisprudence. While most of the work of the Beth Din of America takes place behind the closed doors of the courtroom and in dayanim’s private chambers, Jewishprudence is an attempt to bring the work of the Beth Din to the public. Jewishprudence
- [Equitable Distribution and the Enforceability of Choice of Law Clauses in Beit Din](https://bethdin.org/equitable-distribution-and-the-enforceability-of-choice-of-law-clauses-in-beit-din/) - This Article discusses equitable distribution of marital property in Beit Din. It also covers the legitimacy of the choice of law clauses and the legal force of communal customs in monetary matters.
- [Published Decision: Detrimental Reliance and Promissory Estoppel in Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/published-decision-detrimental-reliance-and-promissory-estoppel-in-jewish-law/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig[1] I. Introduction: Sapphire Financing v. Tower Real Estate The Beth Din of America recently published Sapphire Financing v. Tower Real Estate, an anonymized decision involving a dispute between two financial firms. In this post, I summarize the facts of the case and discuss the halakhic principles that governed the dayanim’s decision. The Facts The
- [The Halakhic Will](https://bethdin.org/the-halakhic-will/) - In this Article, Rabbi Yona Reiss explains the system of inheritance in Jewish law and the need for a halakhic will.
- [The Halakhic Prenuptial Agreement    ](https://bethdin.org/the-halakhic-prenuptial-agreement/) - Rabbi Yona Reiss The Halakhic Prenuptial Agreement The idea of a halakhic prenuptial agreement is not a newfangled concept. The Gemara[1] tells us that the institution of the ketubah was ordained for the purpose of setting up a mechanism whereby a husband would not hastily divorce his wife when the marriage is otherwise viable
- [Intellectual Property and Halacha in a Digital World](https://bethdin.org/stolen-slides-copyright-and-halacha-in-a-digital-world/) - Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann Copyright and Halacha in a Digital World A recent case decided by the Beth Din of America sheds light on how Jewish law addresses modern intellectual property disputes. In this article, we briefly summarize the history of halacha and copyright law before linking to the published version of the psak below.
- [Statute of Limitations](https://bethdin.org/statutes-of-limitations/) - Rabbi Michoel Zylberman Statute of Limitations Every now and then a party brings a claim to beit din for an outstanding payment (e.g., an unpaid loan, outstanding wages, payment for services rendered) past the expiration of a statute of limitations set by civil law. At first glance, halakhah does not recognize statutes of limitations
- [Joinder and Necessary Parties](https://bethdin.org/joinder-and-necessary-parties/) - Professor Chaim Saiman Joinder and Necessary Parties I. Introduction When the two sides to a lawsuit are members of the Jewish community, halacha generally requires the case to be heard in beth din. One increasingly relevant question to contemporary beth din practice is how to deal with a multi-party case where some—but not all—of
- [The Case of Unpaid Yeshiva Tuition](https://bethdin.org/the-case-of-unpaid-yeshiva-tuition/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig The Case of Unpaid Yeshiva Tuition Introduction The Beth Din of America recently decided a dispute regarding a father’s tuition obligation to a yeshiva in Israel. This article presents the facts of the case, the different approaches the dayanim considered in deciding it, and their halakhic conclusion.[1] This article has
- [The Proper Timing of a Get](https://bethdin.org/the-proper-timing-of-a-get/) - At what point in the divorce process should a get be executed?
- [The Beit Din as a Basic Institution of Jewish Life](https://bethdin.org/the-beit-din-as-a-basic-institution-of-jewish-life/) - In this Article, Rabbi Rosensweig explores the centrality of batei din for Jewish society. The Article outlines three roles of a beit din. First, a beit din preserves social concord by resolving disputes. Second, it creates a just and righteous society by implementing the Torah's blueprint of mishpatim. Third, it interprets the divine law for its generation, determining how the Torah's precepts apply to the novel reality of the contemporary world.
- [ZABLA Panels and Courts](https://bethdin.org/zabla-panels-and-courts/) - Much has been written about the potential benefits and pitfalls of convening an ad hoc “ZABLA” panel whereby each litigant chooses one dayan (Jewish law judge), known as a borer (rabbinic arbitrator) and the two borerim in turn select a third dayan, typically referred to as the shalish (literally, “third”), to round out the rabbinic panel.
- [Minhag Ha-Sochrim: Jewish Law’s Incorporation of Mercantile Custom and Marketplace Norms](https://bethdin.org/minhag-ha-sochrim-jewish-laws-incorporation-of-mercantile-custom-and-marketplace-norms/) - This Article analyzes minhag ha-sochrim: Jewish law's incorporation of marketplace norms. First, the Article introduces minhag ha-sochrim as a principle of incorporation and contrasts it with dina de-malkhuta dina. It then surveys minhag ha-sochrim's talmudic basis and its case law precedent in the literature of the rishonim and poskim. Next, it considers several criteria for applying minhag ha-sochrim that may limit the scope of its application. The Article then examines two conceptual bases upon which minhag ha-sochrim may be grounded, and it considers how these different bases bear on whether minhag ha-sochrim can be applied outside of the realm of contracts.
- [Comparative Negligence in Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/comparative-negligence-in-jewish-law/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig and Rabbi Alex Maged[1] Introduction When one party acts negligently, and harms another party as a result, the negligent party must compensate the victim for their damages. Suppose, however, that the victim also acted negligently, and that their own negligence was partly responsible for the harm they sustained. Should the negligent
- [Contributory Negligence in Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/contributory-negligence-in-jewish-law/) - Does Jewish law bar a tort victim who was partially responsible for his own harm from recovering damages? This article presents the different positions taken by Jewish law authorities and explores the conceptual basis of the different theories.
- [Commercial Custom and Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/commercial-custom-and-jewish-law/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig One of the central questions in any din Torah is the extent to which the outcome should be determined by secular law. Why should a din Torah ever consider secular law? Does choshen mishpat not provide its own set of rules and principles? One of the principles within the system of
- [COVID-19 and Cancelled Rental Contracts](https://bethdin.org/covid-19-and-cancelled-rental-contracts/) - The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had and will continue to have far reaching economic ramifications. Within our communities, there have been many cancelled travel plans, institutional dinners, simchos, and the like. What does halacha say about a rental contract frustrated by a pandemic? If someone put down a deposit for a Pesach rental
- [Beth Din Arbitration in the 21st Century](https://bethdin.org/beth-din-arbitration-in-the-21st-century/) - On February 20, 2022, the Beth Din of America hosted a continuing legal education seminar at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, NJ. The event featured shiurim by Rav Asher Weiss and Rav Hershel Schachter, and a panel discussion featuring Av Beth Din Rav Mordechai Willig and Sgan Av Beth Din, Rav Yona Reiss. The panel
- [Commercial Custom, Common Law & Contracts Impacted by COVID-19](https://bethdin.org/commercial-custom-common-law-contracts-impacted-by-covid-19/) - Which secular law principles might a beis din apply in a contractual dispute arising out of COVID-19 and its related circumstances? Our last post explained when and how minhag hasochrim – commercial custom – might be applied by a beis din when adjudicating contractual disputes. In this post, we consider which of these secular law
- [Loss Splitting in Jewish Law: A Covid-19 Example](https://bethdin.org/loss-splitting-in-jewish-law-a-covid-19-example/) - This post discusses the principle of loss sharing when a contract is frustrated by circumstances beyond the parties control, where neither party is more responsible for the loss than the other. The post discusses the Jewish law precedent for this principle and how it applies to contemporary disputes involving contracts frustrated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, the post contrasts Jewish law's approach with that of the common law.
- [Brokerage Commissions in the Absence of a Sale](https://bethdin.org/brokerage-commissions-in-the-absence-of-a-sale/) - Brokers are generally paid upon the completion of a sale. This post discusses whether a broker can be entitled to his compensation even when the sale never closes. This post analyzes the basis for such compensation under Jewish law and New York law.
- [Employment Contracts and Covid-19](https://bethdin.org/employment-contracts-and-covid-19/) - The ongoing pandemic has had far reaching economic ramifications. With so many contracts canceled or rendered unperformable, the pandemic has brought the halachic theory of contracts and risk allocation into the foreground. This article discusses an employer's obligation to pay an employee for work that became unperformable during the pandemic.
- [Contracts and COVID-19](https://bethdin.org/contracts-and-covid-19/) - When a highly unexpected event happens, a party's contractual obligations may become difficult, unprofitable or impossible to perform. The Beth Din of America hosted a webinar on April 28, 2020, exploring the extent to which contractual obligations are modified or suspended in light of a pandemic such as COVID-19. In "Cancelling Contracts Due to Pandemics:
- [Beit Din Procedure: The Hazmana Process](https://bethdin.org/beth-din-basics-the-hazmana-process/) - Our previous post discussed the crucial role of the arbitration agreement in granting the beit din jurisdiction to hear a case. The present post discusses the hazmana process leading up to the arbitration agreement. When a claimant wishes to summon a party to beit din, he or she can open a case at the Beth
- [Admission of Civil Liability in Jewish Law](https://bethdin.org/admission-civil-liability-in-jewish-law/) - Many of the Beth Din’s cases involve disputes over outstanding debts. Some of these cases turn on the force of an admission made by one of the parties over the course of their dealings—either by the defendant that he still owes money or by the plaintiff that the debt has been extinguished. This post discusses

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- [Rabbi Tzvi Benoff](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-tzvi-benoff/) - Rabbi Tzvi Benoff is the Halachic Consultant for Contracts (shtaros) and Jewish Identity (birur yahadut) at the Beth Din of America. He received Rabbinic Ordination from RIETS and also studied in the Wexner Kollel Elyon and Kollel Horaah. Rabbi Benoff graduated from Yeshiva College with a Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics and History, before which
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- [Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-itamar-rosensweig-2/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig is a dayan and chaver beth din at the Beth Din of America, and the editor of its Jewishprudence journal. He is a maggid shiur in the Mazer Yeshiva Program at Yeshiva University and the rav of the Shtiebel of Lower Merion. He received his semikha, yoreh yoreh and yadin yadin, from
- [Ahuva Morris](https://bethdin.org/staff/ahuva-morris/) - Ahuva Morris serves as the first female divorce mediator at the Beth Din of America. In this role, she combines her legal training, halachic knowledge, and compassionate approach to support families navigating the divorce process. In her other role as community liaison she works closely with rabbanim, lawyers and mental health professionals to advance understanding of
- [Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-shlomo-weissmann/) - Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann is the Menahel (Director) of the Beth Din of America. He received rabbinical ordination from RIETS in 2001 and advanced rabbinical ordination (Yadin Yadin) in 2014. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Prior to his association with the Beth Din of America,
- [Rabbi Yona Reiss, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-yona-reiss/) - Rabbi Yona Reiss is the Sgan Av Beth Din of the Beth Din of America, and Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. He also serves as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Rabbi Reiss is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he served as senior
- [Rabbi Mordechai Willig](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-mordechai-willig/) - Rabbi Mordechai Willig is the Av Beth Din of the Beth Din of America. He also serves as the Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Professor of Talmud and Contemporary Halachah and Segan Rosh Kollel of the Kollel L’Horaah Yadin Yadin at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Since 1974, Rabbi Willig has been
- [Rabbi Michoel Zylberman](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-michoel-zylberman/) - Rabbi Michoel Zylberman is the Sgan Menahel (Associate Director) of the Beth Din of America. A Yadin Yadin musmach of RIETS, he was a member of the Bella and Harry Wexner Kolel Elyon, and holds an MA from the Bernard Revel Graduate School in Medieval Jewish history. In addition to his work at the Beth
- [Rabbi Donny Besser, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-donny-besser-esq/) - Rabbi Donny Besser teaches Gemara and Halacha at Ma'ayanot in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he also serves as the Judaic Studies Enrichment Coordinator and as a Mashpia. He helped edit the Masoret HaRav Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah machzorim and a Birkon, whose commentaries incorporate insights of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. Rabbi Besser joined the
- [Rabbi Dani Rapp, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-dani-rapp/) - Rabbi Daniel Rapp received advanced ordination (Yadin Yadin) from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, where he was twice named a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar for academic excellence, and was articles editor of the Columbia Business Law Review. Rabbi Rapp is Visiting
- [Dr. Gavriel Fagin, Ph.D](https://bethdin.org/staff/dr-gavriel-fagin-ph-d/) - Dr. Gavriel Fagin, Ph.D, LCSW serves as Director of Tikunim Counseling Services. He holds a degree in both Forensic Psychology and Social Work, as well as a designation as a Sexual Offender Treatment Specialist (SOTS), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and Problem Gambling Specialist. Dr. Fagin is frequently called upon by secular and religious institutions
- [Dr. David Pelcovitz, Ph.D](https://bethdin.org/staff/dr-david-pelcovitz-ph-d/) - Dr. David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychology and Education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School, where he also teaches pastoral psychology courses and is special assistant to the President of the University. Before assuming his position on the faculty of Yeshiva University, Dr. Pelcovitz was a clinical professor of
- [Rabbi Michael Taubes](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-michael-taubes/) - Rabbi Michael Taubes serves as the Rosh Yeshiva at The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys. He received rabbinic ordination from RIETS at Yeshiva University, where he studied for several years under HaRav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, zt’l. He is the author of The Practical Torah and has worked as an author and
- [Dr. Norman Blumenthal](https://bethdin.org/staff/dr-norman-blumenthal/) - Dr. Norman Blumenthal is a licensed clinical psychologist who serves as the Zachter Family Director of Trauma and Crisis Intervention for OHEL and Adjunct Professor at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, both of Yeshiva University. In private practice in Cedarhurst, New York, Dr. Blumenthal is also the Founder
- [Rabbi Harold Sutton](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-harold-sutton/) - Rabbi Harold Sutton received semicha from Hakham Ovadia Yosef, Hakham Meir Mazuz and Hakham Shimon Alouf. He served as the Rabbi of Congregation Bnei Yitzhak in Brooklyn, NY for 15 years, as well as Assistant Rosh Yeshiva of Magen David Yeshiva for ten years. He serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of Magen David Yeshiva, Rosh
- [Professor Chaim Saiman](https://bethdin.org/staff/professor-chaim-saiman/) - Professor Chaim Saiman is Professor of Law at Villanova Law School, and has served as Gruss Visiting Professor of Talmudic Law at both Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a visiting fellow at Princeton University and as a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, Bar-Ilan, Hebrew University and IDC faculties
- [Rabbi Yosef Bechhofer](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-yosef-bechhofer/) - Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer is a prolific author and lecturer. His published seforim include The Contemporary Eruv: Eruvin in Modern Metropolitan Areas, Bigdei Shesh al Masechta Bava Basra and Bigdei Shesh on Sefer Shoftim. Rabbi Bechhofer studied at Sha'alvim, Ner Yisroel and both Mirrer yeshivos, and received rabbinic ordination Rabbi Yitzchok Koolitz, Chief Rabbi of
- [Rabbi Kenneth Auman](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-kenneth-auman/) - Rabbi Kenneth Auman is an adjunct professor of Jewish studies at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University and spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Flatbush, where he has served since 1984. He has served as president of the Rabbinical Council of America and Vaad Harabonim of Flatbush, established the Kehillah Kashrus Rabbinical Board,
- [Rabbi Ezra Schwartz](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-ezra-schwartz/) - Rabbi Ezra Schwartz is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, where he teaches in the semikha (ordination) program. Previously, Rabbi Schwartz served as bochen, overseeing student placement, and as Assistant to the President for Research and Communications during the administration of Yeshiva University’s President Richard M. Joel.
- [Rabbi Yosef Greenwald](https://bethdin.org/staff/rabbi-yosef-greenwald/) - Rabbi Yosef Greenwald serves as Rav of Khal Dexter Park, a young and vibrant community in Chestnut Ridge in the Monsey area. He sits as a dayan at a number of batei din, and previously served as a dayan for many years in Yerushalayim and Givaat Zeev. Rabbi Greenwald is a popular lecturer whose shiurim

## Resource

- [RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE BETH DIN OF AMERICA](https://bethdin.org/resource/rules-and-procedures-of-the-beth-din-of-america/) - The Rules and Procedures governing dinei torah (arbitration proceedings) before the Beth Din of America.
- [HALACHIC WILL MATERIALS](https://bethdin.org/resource/halachic-will-materials/) - Form of obligation of debt to be executed in connection with preparing a secular will
- [ARBITRATION AT THE BETH DIN OF AMERICA](https://bethdin.org/resource/arbitration-at-the-beth-din-of-america/) - A pamphlet published by the Beth Din of America explaining the din torah process.
- [LAYMAN’S GUIDE TO DINEI TORAH (BETH DIN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS)](https://bethdin.org/resource/laymans-guide-to-dinei-torah-beth-din-arbitration-proceedings/) - A practical guide to dinei torah (arbitration proceedings) at the Beth Din of America.
- [SEVERENCE PAY AND JEWISH LAW](https://bethdin.org/resource/severence-pay-and-jewish-law/) - This decision of the Beth Din was published in Tradition. The article provides some background about Jewish law and severance, but does not necessarily reflect the views of all dayanim of the Beth Din of America. It is published here with permission of the Rabbinical Council of America.
- [PRENUP NOTIFICATION LANGUAGE](https://bethdin.org/resource/prenup-notification-language/) - This document contains recommended language for notification regarding the support obligation for prenups signed using forms after the May 2008 update.
- [ARBITRATION PROVISION FOR INCLUSION IN CONTRACTS](https://bethdin.org/resource/arbitration-provision-for-inclusion-in-contracts/) - This provision may be incorporated in contracts and settlement agreements, and provides for the resolution of disputes under such . . .
- [GET CONTINGENCY LANGUAGE](https://bethdin.org/resource/get-contingency-language/) - This document contains recommended language making a divorce settlement agreement contingent on the giving of a Get.
- [STANDARD BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT](https://bethdin.org/resource/standard-binding-arbitration-agreement/) - Form of binding arbitration agreement for the adjudication of disputes before a Beth Din panel.
- [HETER ISKA MATERIALS](https://bethdin.org/resource/heter-iska-materials/) - A form of heter iska, which allows for the charging of interest-like fees among Jews in business transactions.
- [BETH DIN OF AMERICA STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR GET PROCEEDINGS](https://bethdin.org/resource/beth-din-of-america-standards-and-guidelines-for-get-proceedings/) - A statement of principles to which the Beth Din of America adheres in the administering of Get proceedings
- [LIST OF ATTORNEYS](https://bethdin.org/resource/list-of-attorneys-4/) - This document contains a list of attorneys who have appeared in matters before the Beth Din of America.
- [THE GET PROCESS](https://bethdin.org/resource/the-get-process/) - A description of what happens at a standard Get proceeding at the Beth Din of America.
- [theprenup.org](https://bethdin.org/resource/beth-din-of-america-prenuptial-agreement/) - Website with forms and information pertaining to the halachic prenuptial agreement promulgated by the Beth Din of America
- [SAMPLE DECISIONS OF THE BETH DIN OF AMERICA](https://bethdin.org/resource/sample-decisions-of-the-beth-din-of-america/) - Anonymized versions of actual din torah (arbitration) decisions issued by the Beth Din of America, published periodically in The Journal of the Beth Din of America
- [THE JOURNAL OF THE BETH DIN OF AMERICA](https://bethdin.org/resource/the-journal-of-the-beth-din-of-america-2/) - A periodical that contains articles on Jewish jurisprudence and beit din practice, with a particular emphasis on the policies and practices of the Beth Din of America. Each issue of the Journal includes anonymized versions of actual din torah (arbitration) decisions issued by the Beth Din of America.

## Arbitrator

- [Rabbi Michoel Zylberman](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-michoel-zylberman/) - Rabbi Michoel Zylberman is the Sgan Menahel (Associate Director) of the Beth Din of America. A Yadin Yadin musmach of RIETS, he was a member of the Bella and Harry Wexner Kolel Elyon, and holds an MA from the Bernard Revel Graduate School in Medieval Jewish history. In addition to his work at the Beth
- [Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-itamar-rosensweig-2/) - Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig is a dayan and chaver beth din at the Beth Din of America, and the editor of its Jewishprudence journal. He is a maggid shiur in the Mazer Yeshiva Program at Yeshiva University and the rav of the Shtiebel of Lower Merion. He received his semikha, yoreh yoreh and yadin yadin, from
- [Rabbi Donny Besser, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-donny-besser-esq/) - Rabbi Donny Besser teaches Gemara and Halacha at Ma'ayanot in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he also serves as the Judaic Studies Enrichment Coordinator and as a Mashpia. He helped edit the Masoret HaRav Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah machzorim and a Birkon, whose commentaries incorporate insights of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. Rabbi Besser joined the
- [Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-avraham-kivelevitz/) - Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kivelevitz serves as the Rosh Beis Medrash at the Yeshiva of Newark, located at the offices of IDT. In that capacity he hosts a podcast featuring a Shiur Klali in Tshuvos and Poskim. He is also a Maggid Shiur for Dirshu International in Talmud and Halacha. Rabbi Kivelevitz received his Semicha from
- [Rabbi Yona Reiss, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-yona-reiss/) - Rabbi Yona Reiss is the Sgan Av Beth Din of the Beth Din of America, and Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. He also serves as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Rabbi Reiss is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he served as senior
- [Rabbi Mordechai Willig](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-mordechai-willig/) - Rabbi Mordechai Willig is the Av Beth Din of the Beth Din of America. He also serves as the Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Professor of Talmud and Contemporary Halachah and Segan Rosh Kollel of the Kollel L’Horaah Yadin Yadin at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. Since 1974, Rabbi Willig has been
- [Rabbi Harold Sutton](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-harold-sutton/) - Rabbi Harold Sutton received semicha from Hakham Ovadia Yosef, Hakham Meir Mazuz and Hakham Shimon Alouf. He served as the Rabbi of Congregation Bnei Yitzhak in Brooklyn, NY for 15 years, as well as Assistant Rosh Yeshiva of Magen David Yeshiva for ten years. He serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of Magen David Yeshiva, Rosh
- [Rabbi Ezra Schwartz](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-ezra-schwartz/) - Rabbi Ezra Schwartz is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, where he teaches in the semikha (ordination) program. Previously, Rabbi Schwartz served as bochen, overseeing student placement, and as Assistant to the President for Research and Communications during the administration of Yeshiva University’s President Richard M. Joel.
- [Dr. Norman Blumenthal, Ph.D](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/dr-norman-blumenthal/) - Dr. Norman Blumenthal is a licensed clinical psychologist who serves as the Zachter Family Director of Trauma and Crisis Intervention for OHEL and Adjunct Professor at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, both of Yeshiva University. In private practice in Cedarhurst, New York, Dr. Blumenthal is also the Founder
- [Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-shlomo-weissmann/) - Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann is the Menahel (Director) of the Beth Din of America. He received rabbinical ordination from RIETS in 2001 and advanced rabbinical ordination (Yadin Yadin) in 2014. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Prior to his association with the Beth Din of America,
- [Professor Chaim Saiman, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/professor-chaim-saiman/) - Professor Chaim Saiman is Professor of Law at Villanova Law School, and has served as Gruss Visiting Professor of Talmudic Law at both Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a visiting fellow at Princeton University and as a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, Bar-Ilan, Hebrew University and IDC faculties
- [Rabbi Dani Rapp, Esq.](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-dani-rapp/) - Rabbi Daniel Rapp received advanced ordination (Yadin Yadin) from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, where he was twice named a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar for academic excellence, and was articles editor of the Columbia Business Law Review. Rabbi Rapp is Visiting
- [Rabbi Kenneth Auman](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-kenneth-auman/) - Rabbi Kenneth Auman is an adjunct professor of Jewish studies at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University and spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Flatbush, where he has served since 1984. He has served as president of the Rabbinical Council of America and Vaad Harabonim of Flatbush, established the Kehillah Kashrus Rabbinical Board,
- [Rabbi Yosef Bechhofer](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-yosef-bechhofer/) - Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer is a prolific author and lecturer. His published seforim include The Contemporary Eruv: Eruvin in Modern Metropolitan Areas, Bigdei Shesh al Masechta Bava Basra and Bigdei Shesh on Sefer Shoftim. Rabbi Bechhofer studied at Sha'alvim, Ner Yisroel and both Mirrer yeshivos, and received rabbinic ordination Rabbi Yitzchok Koolitz, Chief Rabbi of
- [Rabbi Yosef Greenwald](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-yosef-greenwald/) - Rabbi Yosef Greenwald serves as Rav of Khal Dexter Park, a young and vibrant community in Chestnut Ridge in the Monsey area. He sits as a dayan at a number of batei din, and previously served as a dayan for many years in Yerushalayim and Givaat Zeev. Rabbi Greenwald is a popular lecturer whose shiurim
- [Rabbi Michael Taubes](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/rabbi-michael-taubes/) - Rabbi Michael Taubes serves as the Rosh Yeshiva at The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys. He received rabbinic ordination from RIETS at Yeshiva University, where he studied for several years under HaRav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, zt’l. He is the author of The Practical Torah and has worked as an author and
- [Dr. David Pelcovitz, Ph.D](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/dr-david-pelcovitz-ph-d/) - Dr. David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychology and Education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School, where he also teaches pastoral psychology courses and is special assistant to the President of the University. Before assuming his position on the faculty of Yeshiva University, Dr. Pelcovitz was a clinical professor of
- [Dr. Gavriel Fagin, Ph.D](https://bethdin.org/arbitrator/dr-gavriel-fagin-ph-d/) - Dr. Gavriel Fagin, Ph.D, LCSW serves as Director of Tikunim Counseling Services. He holds a degree in both Forensic Psychology and Social Work, as well as a designation as a Sexual Offender Treatment Specialist (SOTS), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and Problem Gambling Specialist. Dr. Fagin is frequently called upon by secular and religious institutions

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