Igud HaRabonim (''Rabbinical Alliance of America'') is a right-wing national rabbinical organization, with over 800 members across North America. Founded in 1942, it has for years received publicity from Rabbi Sholom Klass and

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. The organization has an active beth din (

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nical court) in the greater

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metropolitan area. Just as in any other binding

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, its decisions are binding in civil courts if the litigants agree to appoint the beth din to arbitrate their dispute.

Officers

The organization's first president and co-founder was Rabbi Dr.

Samuel Turk Samuel A. Turk (1917–2009) was an American-born pulpit rabbi who wrote columns for decades in ''The Jewish Press''. He was the rabbi of the Kingsbridge Center of Israel rabbi in Riverdale. He studied at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath under Rabbi Shlomo H ...

. Rabbi

Gershon Tannenbaum Gershon Tannenbaum (19492016) was the director of the Rabbinical Alliance of America (''Iggud HaRabbonim'') and a longtime Jewish Press columnist (''Machberes''). His ''Machberes'' column, sometimes spanning more than one page, was subtitled "News ...

served as director. Rabbi

Abraham Hecht Abraham Hecht (Avraham Berl Hecht) (April 5, 1922 – January 5, 2013) was a Chabad-affiliated American Orthodox rabbi, and president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America – ''Igud HaRabanim''. Known as a "rabbi's rabbi" and a scholar of Torah, ...

was president until his death in 2013. Officers as of November 2023 include: * Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht, Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Hanania Elbaz - Presidium Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik- EVP Rabbi Moish Schmerler - Director

References

External links

Official websiteBeit Din website
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