Iggud HaRabbonim
Encyclopedia
Igud HaRabonim is a beth din
(rabbi
nical court) in the greater New York City
metropolitan area. Founded in 1942, it counts many prominent rabbis as its dayanim and has for years received publicity from Rabbi Sholom Klass
and The Jewish Press. Just like any other binding arbitration, its decisions are binding in civil courts if the litigants agree to appoint the beth din to arbitrate their dispute,.
The organization's first president and co-founder was Rabbi Dr. Samuel A. Turk
.
Current Officers are:
Beth din
A beth din, bet din, beit din or beis din is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Biblical Land of Israel...
(rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
nical court) in the greater New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
metropolitan area. Founded in 1942, it counts many prominent rabbis as its dayanim and has for years received publicity from Rabbi Sholom Klass
Sholom Klass
Rabbi Sholom Klass was the co-founder, publisher and editor of The Jewish Press, a large Jewish circulation newspaper.He also authored Tales from our Gaonim and the Halachic work Responsa of Modern Judaism ....
and The Jewish Press. Just like any other binding arbitration, its decisions are binding in civil courts if the litigants agree to appoint the beth din to arbitrate their dispute,.
The organization's first president and co-founder was Rabbi Dr. Samuel A. Turk
Samuel Turk
Rabbi Dr. Samuel A. Turk was an American-born pulpit rabbi whose writings and issues and organizational activism made a mark beyond the congregation he served for 40 years.- Credentials :...
.
Current Officers are:
- Rabbi Abraham HechtAbraham HechtAbraham Hecht born on April 5, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York; is an American Orthodox rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and is president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America - Igud HaRabanim....
, President (since 1972) - Rabbi Hershel Kurzrock, Rosh Beis Din
- Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum, Director
See also
- http://www.rabbinicalalliance.org/ Official Web Site
- http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0017_0_16260.html History of Rabbinical Alliance of America
- http://www.nyestatelitigationblog.com/2009/12/articles/right-of-election-1/potential-court-approval-of-religious-divorce-is-irrelevant-to-right-of-election/