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The '''''Av Beit Din''''' ({{Lang-he-n|אָב בֵּית דִּין}} ''ʾabh bêth dîn'', "chief of the court" or "chief justice"<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1583306102 |isbn=1583306102 |author=Yaakov Yosef Reinman |date=2002 |
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| ⚫ | The '''''av beit din''''' ({{Lang-he|אָב בֵּית דִּין|ʾāḇ bēṯ din|chief of the court, chief justice}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1583306102 |isbn=1583306102 |author=Yaakov Yosef Reinman |date=2002|title=Medrash Rabba HaMeVoAr}}</ref>), [[Hebrew abbreviations|abbreviated]] {{smallcaps|abd}} ({{lang|he|אב״ד}} ''avad''), was the second-highest-ranking member of the [[Sanhedrin]] during the [[Second Temple period]] and served as an assistant to the [[Nasi (Hebrew title)|nasi]].<ref name=Kaplan>{{cite web |title=The Jewish Court System|url=http://www.aish.com/jl/m/pm/48936377.html |author=Rabbi [[Aryeh Kaplan]]|date=9 May 2009 }}</ref> The av beit din was known as the "Master of the Court;" he was considered the most learned and important of these seventy members.<ref name="Jewish Encyclopedia">{{JewishEncyclopedia|inline=1|article=BET DIN|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3189-bet-din|accessdate=2012-03-15}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Menahem the Essene]] served as av beit din in the [[1st century BCE]] before abdicating to "serve the King" in 20 BCE. The [[House of Shammai]] attained complete ascendency over the Sanhedrin from 9 CE until [[Gamaliel]] became nasi in 30 CE. The post of av beit din was eventually filled since the [[Babylonian Talmud]] states that [[Joshua ben Hananiah]] was the av beit din in [[Baba Kamma]] 74b and [[Nathan the Babylonian]] was av beit din in [[Horayot]] 13b in the [[Babylonian Talmud]]. The [[Jerusalem Talmud]] tells the story of how [[Gamaliel II]] was deposed and [[Eleazar ben Azariah]] replaced him as Nasi. After Gamaliel was reinstated, Eleazar ben Azariah was made av beit din.<ref>Yerushalmi Berachot ch.4 halacha 1</ref> The parallel story in the Babylonian Talmud has Eleazar ben Azariah remaining as a co-nasi with Gamaliel.<ref>Bavli Berachot 27b</ref> |
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==Modern usage== |
==Modern usage== |
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In modern times the title |
In modern times the title is often used as an honorific for the presiding [[rabbi]] of a [[beth din]] "rabbinical court", who is typically the salaried rabbi of the local Jewish community and usually a [[posek]] or "decisor" of [[Halakha]]. It is also abbreviated as ''avad'' when it is after the name of the [[Chief Rabbi]] of a national Jewish community. It can also refer to the most senior member of the court.<ref>{{cite web |
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It can also refer to the most senior member of the court.<ref>{{cite web |
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Although the title av beit din historically is higher than that of ''[[#Rosh Beit Din|rosh beit din]]'', the rankings are sometimes reversed.<ref name=CRC.BD>For cRc, R'Schwartz is #1 as Rosh, whereas for Beth Din of America, he is #1 as ABD: {{cite web |
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== See also == |
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* [[Beth din]] |
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|title=Beth Din Zedek Ecclesiastical Judicature of the Chicago Rabbinical Council}}</ref><ref>Here, #2 at cRc is #3: {{cite web |
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|quote=founded in 1960 by the [[Rabbinical Council of America]]}}</ref> The [[London Beth Din]] specifically addresses this, |
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saying: "The Chief Rabbi formally holds the title of Av Beth Din" but that "Due to his extensive workload as well as convention of his office" he's "not generally personally involved;" the rosh beth din runs the court.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title=About the London Beth Din |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> |
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== Rosh Beit Din == |
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The holder of the title '''rosh beth din''' ({{lang-he|ראש בית דין||Head of the Court|links=no}}, abbreviated {{lang|he|ראב״ד}} ''ravad'') is often the person to whom outsiders look for rulings. In 1934, [[Yehezkel Abramsky]] was given this title. [[Federation of Synagogues]]' [[Yisroel Yaakov Lichtenstein]] used this title when he published a major response in 2009, even though he was ''ABD''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=HaMaor |
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|title=An Insight into 'Chalak Beit Yosef' by Dayan Y. Y. Lichtenstein, Rosh Beth Din, Federation of Synagogues |
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|date=September 2009}}</ref> In smaller communities, the ''avad'' also serves as the ''ravad''. |
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 28 June 2024
The av beit din (Hebrew: אָב בֵּית דִּין, romanized: ʾāḇ bēṯ din, lit. 'chief of the court, chief justice'[1]), abbreviated abd (אב״ד avad), was the second-highest-ranking member of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period and served as an assistant to the nasi.[2] The av beit din was known as the "Master of the Court;" he was considered the most learned and important of these seventy members.[3]
Menahem the Essene served as av beit din in the 1st century BCE before abdicating to "serve the King" in 20 BCE. The House of Shammai attained complete ascendency over the Sanhedrin from 9 CE until Gamaliel became nasi in 30 CE. The post of av beit din was eventually filled since the Babylonian Talmud states that Joshua ben Hananiah was the av beit din in Baba Kamma 74b and Nathan the Babylonian was av beit din in Horayot 13b in the Babylonian Talmud. The Jerusalem Talmud tells the story of how Gamaliel II was deposed and Eleazar ben Azariah replaced him as Nasi. After Gamaliel was reinstated, Eleazar ben Azariah was made av beit din.[4] The parallel story in the Babylonian Talmud has Eleazar ben Azariah remaining as a co-nasi with Gamaliel.[5]
Modern usage
[edit]In modern times the title is often used as an honorific for the presiding rabbi of a beth din "rabbinical court", who is typically the salaried rabbi of the local Jewish community and usually a posek or "decisor" of Halakha. It is also abbreviated as avad when it is after the name of the Chief Rabbi of a national Jewish community. It can also refer to the most senior member of the court.[6]
Although the title av beit din historically is higher than that of rosh beit din, the rankings are sometimes reversed.[7][8] The London Beth Din specifically addresses this, saying: "The Chief Rabbi formally holds the title of Av Beth Din" but that "Due to his extensive workload as well as convention of his office" he's "not generally personally involved;" the rosh beth din runs the court.[9]
Rosh Beit Din
[edit]The holder of the title rosh beth din (Hebrew: ראש בית דין, lit. 'Head of the Court', abbreviated ראב״ד ravad) is often the person to whom outsiders look for rulings. In 1934, Yehezkel Abramsky was given this title. Federation of Synagogues' Yisroel Yaakov Lichtenstein used this title when he published a major response in 2009, even though he was ABD.[10] In smaller communities, the avad also serves as the ravad.
References
[edit]- ^ Yaakov Yosef Reinman (2002). Medrash Rabba HaMeVoAr. ISBN 1583306102.
- ^ Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (9 May 2009). "The Jewish Court System".
- ^
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "BET DIN". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ Yerushalmi Berachot ch.4 halacha 1
- ^ Bavli Berachot 27b
- ^ "What is a Beit Din".
- ^ For cRc, R'Schwartz is #1 as Rosh, whereas for Beth Din of America, he is #1 as ABD: "Beth Din Zedek Ecclesiastical Judicature of the Chicago Rabbinical Council".
- ^ Here, #2 at cRc is #3: "Beth Din of America". 27 July 2015.
founded in 1960 by the Rabbinical Council of America
- ^ "About the London Beth Din". Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "An Insight into 'Chalak Beit Yosef' by Dayan Y. Y. Lichtenstein, Rosh Beth Din, Federation of Synagogues". HaMaor. September 2009.
