Good news for litigants: Rabbi Yosef appointed 13 dedicated panels for property law • Where will they operate?

About a month after completing the legislative procedures that enshrine the authority of the rabbinical courts to act as arbitrators in property law, today the President of the Great Rabbinical Court, the Rishon LeZion, Rabbi David Yosef, put the move into effect.

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In an official letter of appointment, 13 experienced panels of judges were appointed to the regional courts and the High Court, who will be authorized to hear financial claims, contract disputes, and property matters.

The move is intended to provide a solution to the general public who wish to resolve civil disputes according to Torah law within a state framework, thereby also helping to reduce the burden on the general court system.

Deployment of the dedicated formations:

Jerusalem: Both vehicles.

Tel Aviv: Both vehicles.

Streets: Both vehicles.

Petah Tikva, Haifa, Netanya, Beer Sheva, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Ariel: A dedicated vehicle in each city.

The Great Rabbinical Court: All panels were authorized to hear appeals on financial matters.

In accordance with the directive of the President of the Court, and to ensure that the rights of litigants in personal status cases (divorce, inheritance and adoption) are not violated, it was determined that hearings in property cases will be scheduled only at the end of the hearing day.

In this way, the system ensures additional service to the public without creating delays in the court's core cases.

Director of the Rabbinical Courts, Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan: "We are facing a new era in religious and legal services in Israel. With the completion of the legislation and the placement of the panels, we invite the public to come and litigate property law in the Rabbinical Courts. The service will be provided professionally and efficiently, while adhering to the criteria set forth in the law and based on the express consent of both parties.".

The possibility of discussing property law in rabbinical courts is conditional on the written consent of both parties, and the rulings rendered will have the force of an enforceable arbitration award.