A beth din, beit din or beis din (Hebrew: בית דין, "house of judgment"; plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Land of Israel. Today, it's invested with legal powers in a number of religious matters (din Torah, "matter of litigation," plural dinei Torah) - a matter of litigation) both in Israel and in Jewish communities in the Diaspora, where its judgements hold varying… (More on Dayan)