Wednesday 8 June 2016

Jewish Bet Din And Its Function In The World

By Virginia Parker


Across the globe, people were born in different environments, tradition, culture, religion and with different people. Obviously, all were not born in one place which will explain the behavior and personality of a person when growing up. They often acquire this from the religion they are in and their adaption of its culture which mostly or sometimes should be emulated.

There are lots of religious courts that operate everyday in different parts of Earth. One of these courts is the Jewish bet din which differ many things from other religions. This court is mainly for the issues and other matters of Jewish men.

On a daily basis, several churches do manage a routine. The Roman Catholic church for instance, has almost 200 diocesan judges or also known as tribunals that manage different cases and issues that include approximately 15,000 to 20,000 marriage annulments every year. Orthodox Jews on the other side, use rabbinical courts to handle marriage divorces and would resolve conflicts regarding certain matters with their fellow jews.

If some are not aware of this, beth din is a Jewish civil or religious court of the law or other known as house of judgment. The exercise originates in from the ancient days on the land of Israel. This is still executed today. This court would manage many things but centers on only one matter.

Not like any other religions, each person in Judaism tend to take different pathways in their lives. The teachings of their practice say that the sincerity of a Jew must be known sooner. Jews do not only exist on Earth to live irresponsibly but to follow their religious groups too. They would be taught in studying and practicing the nature of their religious laws to fulfill their jobs as followers.

Beit din is mostly where a candidate and clergy shall meet for the conversion. Converting a candidate should have concentration on the genuineness of a person. The things to ask must focus on his journey, expectations, plans, and decisions to learn the practice even more. For this to be attained, rituals are to be done necessarily.

Some might wonder what are the other significant roles of beit din. Today, one of these big roles may involve supervising marriage divorces. This is important for a Jewish couple to settle divorce papers and other files or known as get since their marriage would still be valid although they obtained civil divorce. If one of them cannot present the get, neither will be able to marry again.

The wife must also not bear another child from another jewish man without official gittin. Since it is very significant to obtain a get, married people should be supervised by a clergy of beth din who is respected in the Orthodox society. These people can also coordinate with other rabbis for difficult cases like spouses who are in long distance.

There are many roles this practice plays in Orthodox community. Most people around the world would think that it is not good because divorce is against this and that. Of course, those people believe differently but every religion plays a big role not just in a country, but in the whole world. One must respect one another to make the world a better place to live.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment