Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B · 1RB0
Specification 2.6, 2.7 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A Jewish religious court, which oversees matters such as religious divorce.
Revise: Teachings on Divorce and RemarriageIn Orthodox Judaism, the husband gives his wife a get, a Jewish bill of divorce, through a religious process overseen by a Bet Din, or Jewish court, with two Jewish witnesses. Deuteronomy 24:1 provides the scriptural basis by describing a husband writing and giving a certificate of divorce to his wife.
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A Jewish religious court whose judges apply Jewish law to matters within its authority.