A badatz ( he, בד״ץ plural ) is a major Jewish
beth din
A beit din ( he, בית דין, Bet Din, house of judgment, , Ashkenazic: ''beis din'', plural: batei 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. Today, i ...
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rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...
nical court). The term is a modern one, and is an acronym for ("court of Justice").
In Israel, the term ''Badatz'' is often used to refer to the Badatz of the
Edah HaChareidis; however, it is not the title of this group, and other ''batei din'' use the title as well. It is often used in the context of
hechsher
A hechsher (; he, הֶכְשֵׁר "prior approval"; plural: ''hechsherim'') is a rabbinical product certification, qualifying items (usually foods) that conform to the requirements of halakha.
Forms
A hechsher may be a printed and signed certi ...
im (
kashrut certification).
Rabbinical courts that use this title include:
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Badatz Edah HaChareidis'' from
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
*''Badatz Igud Rabbonim'' of Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim
*''Badatz Chassam Sofer'' from
Bnei Brak
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, and Rabbis Shmuel Eliezer Stern and Yitzchok Shlomo Ungar
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*''Badatz Mehadrin'' of Rabbi ]Simcha HaKohen Kook
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Uses
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and Rabbi Avraham Rubin
*''Badatz Machzikei HaDas'' of Belz
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