The Israeli Rabbinate only accepts conversions as valid from certain Beth Dins outside of Israel. On the 12th of December 2021, the Israeli Rabbinate published a list of Beth Dins which are recognised to perform conversions. The original document is in Hebrew. I have translated the list to English below. Please note, the original document is disorganised and has many missing details. I have done my best to organise this list but the translation does reflect the sloppiness present in the original document.
The list includes 71 Beth Dins in 47 cities in the following 16 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kindom and USA.
Two of the Beth Dins are trans-European Beth Dins both of which operate out of Brussels, Belgium.
At the end of the list, there are a further 14 Beth Dins who are accredited by the Beth Din of America (BDA) and the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) and follow the Geirus Policies and Standards (GPS) protocols for conversions.
Below is the translated list organised by continent:
Beth Dins in Africa
South Africa – Johannesburg. Johannesburg Beth Din. Rabbis Moshe Dovid Baddiel, Yoel Schmidt and Gidon Shimon Fuchs. 58 Oaklands Road Orchards 2192 Johannesburg. POB 46559. Phone: +270102142600 Fax: +2700114854578 +270116407528 Email: bethdin@uos.co.za Website: www.uos.co.za
South Africa – Cape Town. Cape Town Beth Din. Rabbis Moshe Dovid Baddiel, Yoel Schmidt, Gidon Shimon Fuchs and Mordechai Liebenberg. POB 549 Cape Town 8000. Landline: +27214616310 Cell: +270824259517 Fax: +27214618320 Email: bethdin@uoscape.co.za
Beth Dins in Asia
Russia – Moscow. Moscow Beth Din. Rabbis Pinchos Goldshmidt, Moshe Lebel and Dovid Yushubiev. 10 Bolshoiy Spasoglinishevsky, Moscow 101000. Phone: 007-4956234788 Fax: 007-4956234186 Email: bethmion@mero.su Beis-din@rabbi.ru
Russia – Moscow. Chief Rabbinate of Russia. Rabbis Shlomo Dov-Ber, Pinchas Lazar, Shneur Zalman Hacohen Kahan and Yisroel Bernbaum. 2nd Vishelavtsev Per. 5a, Moscow 127018. Phone: +74956180001 +74952312777 Fax: +74956026750 +74952313888 Website: www.ravvinat.ru
Turkey – Istanbul. Chief Rabbinate – Beth Din of Istanbul. Rabbis Yitzchak Halibah, Yehuda Adoni, Moshe Benvenisti, Yitzchak Peretz and Yitzchak Alluf. 23 Beyoglu Yamenici Sok 80500 Istanbul. Phone: +90212292435166 Fax: +902122441980 Email: info@musevciccmaati.com
NOTE: In accordance with the [Israeli Rabbinate’s] Committee for Recognition of Rabbis and Beth Dins in the Diaspora, as of 06.06.2021, conversions performed by the Beth Din in Turkey must be individually assessed by the local Beth Din in Israel.
Beth Dins in Australia
Australia – Melbourne. Melbourne Beth Din. Rabbis Mordechai Ze’ev Gutnick, Avrohom Yehudah Kievman and Yisroel Greenwald. P.O.B. 2407 Caulfield Junction, Victoria 3161. Landline: +61295255186 Cell: +613419857811 Fax: +61419857811 Email: rabbigutnick@gmail.com
Australia – Sydney. Beth Din of Sydney and State. Rabbis Yehoram Ulman, Moshe Gutnick and Michael Chriqui. 25 O’Brien Street, Bondi Beach NSW 2026. Landline: +61293652777 +61293006279 Cell: +61414770250 Fax: +61293655506. Email: rabbiulman@bethdin.org.au
Beth Dins in Europe
Europe. Center of European Rabbis’ Beth Din. Rabbis Yirmiyahu Menachem Cohen, Yaakov Dovid Samuel and Baruch Oberlander. Rue Du Cornet 22. Brussels 1040. Contact: 0528501999 Landline: +3228082753 Fax: +3227919259
Europe. The Central Beth Din – European Rabbinical Congress. Rabbis Chanoch Ehrentrau and Moshe Lebel (Secretary). 2 Rue Joseph Dupont, 1000, Brussels, Belgium. +442082022364. Email: info@rabbiscer.org moshelebel@gmail.com
Austria, Vienna. Beth Din of Austria – Sefardi Community in Vienna. Rabbi Yaakov Hotoveli, 7 Tempelgasse, Vienna 1020. Telephone +43676848044700 +4312764476. Fax: +4319421319. Email hotoveli@msn.com
Belgium – Antwerp. Machzikei Hadass Beth Din. Rabbis Aharon Schiff, Avrohom Honig and Yitzchok Pollack. 22 Jacob Street, Antwerp 2018. Phone: +3232335567 +3232320021 Fax: +3232338797 Email: m.hadass@skynet.be
Czech Republic – Prague. Rabbi Yaakov Hotoveli, 7 Tempelgasse, Vienna 1020. Telephone +43676848044700 +4312764476. Fax: +4319421319. Email hotoveli@msn.com
France – Lyon. Beth Din of Lyon. Rabbis Yihyeh Teboul, Daniel Dahan, Dovid Vaknin, Refael Elhadad and Shlomo Yosef Teboul. 34 Rue Duguesclin, 69007 Lyon. Phone: +33611220684 Fax: +33478950947 Email: dayanteboul@hotmail.com
France – Marseille. Beth Din of Marseille. Rabbi Reuven Ohana, Mordechai Deri, Moshe Schwab and Yitzchok Yeshurun. C.I.M. 119 Rue Breteuil 13006 Marseille. Phone: +33491374964 Fax: +33491378390 Email: annemarietaied@yahoo.fr
France – Paris. Beth Din of Paris and State. Rabbis Shlomo Asous, Aharon Marciano, Dovid Alfassi and Moshe Cohen. A.C.I.P. 17 Rue St. 75009 Georges. Landline: +3340822695 Cell: +33611597578 Fax: +33142850545
France – Paris. Paris Charedi Beth Din. Rabbis Mordechai Rotenberg, Yosef Shneur and Dovid Bergman. C.I.O.P. 10 Rue Pavee, 75004, Paris. Landline: +33142778151 Cell: +33616360886 Fax: +33148872629 Email: ciopsamw@gmail.com
France – Paris. Beth Din Adas Yisroel Ichud Harabanim. Rabbis Yaakov Habib, Chaim Yaakov Schlamme, Yirmiyah M. Cohen and Dovid Shoshana. 72 Rue De Paris 94220, Charenton. Landline: + 33758063899 Cell: +33634360576 Email: ihoud.harabanim@gmail.com
France – Strasbourg. Beth Din of Strasbourg and Province. Rabbis Michoel Szmerla, Avrohom Weill and Chai Cohen. 1A Rue Rene Hirschler, Strasbourg 67000. Landline: + 33388144650 Cell: +33676663 Email: bds@cibr.fr
Germany- Frankfurt. Central Beth Din of Ashkenaz ORD. Rabbis Avichai Appel, Refael Aipress and Gad Eldad. Roonstrasse 50 Koln 50674. Lanline: +4922132156020 Email: info@ordonline.de
Holland – Amsterdam. Amsterdam Beth Din. Rabbis Eliezer Wolff, Yossef Benjamin Serfaty and Simcha Stanton. Joodse Gemeente Amsterdam (NIHS) | Van der Boechorststraat 26 | 1081 BT Amsterdam | Postbus 7967 1008 AD Amsterdam | Tel. +31206460046 E-mail: rabbinaat@nihs.nl
Holland – Amsterdam. European Rabbinical Center. Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs. 7967 Postbus, 1003 AD Amsterdam. Phone: +31208018495 Fax: +31202018491
Italy – Milan. Beth Din of Milan and Province. Rabbis Avraham Hazan, Moshe Lazar and Yitzchak Belinov. 2a Via Cellini, Milano 20129. Phone: +3925455076. Fax + 39229520157.
Italy – Milan. Beth Din of Milan. Rabbis Alphonso Pedahtzur Arbib, Gad Eldad Halevi and Ariel Divorto. 48 Via Dezza, Milano 20144. Landline: +39024859560. Cell: +393395348. Fax: +390248593557. Email: alfonso.arbib@rabbinato-milano.it
Italy – Rome. Beth Din of Rome. Rabbis Shmuel Di Segni, Gad Eldad Halevi and Avrohom Fonaro. Cenci Sinagoga Lungotevere Roma 00186. Phone: +390668400651/2. Fax: +90668400655. Email: unfficio.rabbinico@romaebraica.it
Switzerland – Basel. Basel Beth Din. Rabbis Bentzion Sneiders, Refael Zev Don Diamant and Elimelech Yehuda Lemel. 60 Thanner Strasse 4054. Phone: +41762039240 +41765681434. Email: irgbaselrabbinat@gmail.com
Switzerland – Zurich. Beth Din Adas Yeshurun. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Levy. 14 Brandschenk Estalg, Zurich 8002. Landline: 0041-0432430530 Cell: +41793969579 Fax: +41-0432430531
Switzerland – Zurich. Beth Din Agudas Achim. Rabbi Shaul Brish. 8 Erika Street, Zurich 8003. Landline: +41444637920 Cell: +41444613040
Switzerland – Geneva. Beth Din Machzikei Hadas. Rabbi Avrohom Yaffe Shlesinger. 8 Route De Malagnou 1209, Geneva. Landline: +41227862589 Cell: +41227862631
Ukraine – Kiev. Ukrainian Beth Din. Rabbi Yosef Chanoch Brodbecker. 29 Shavivetsky Street Kiev 254071. Cell: +380444637088. Fax: +380444637087.
Ukraine – Dnipro. Dnipro Beth Din. Rabbis Shmuel Kaminezki, Tzion Boaron and Yosef Mizrachi. Sholom Aleichem 4 Dniepro 49000, Ukraine. Land: +380567177070 Cell: 00380503421968. Email: 32kmarx48@gmail.com
UK – London. London Beth Din. Rabbis Menachem Gelley, Dovid Englander, Shmuel Simons and Aaron Binstock. 305 Ballards Lane, London N12 8GB. Landline: +442083436270. Fax: +442083436257. Email info@bethdin.org.uk
UK – London. Kedassia Beth Din. Rabbis Moshe Chaim Efraim Padwa, Sholom Friedman, Aharon Dovid Dunner, Dovid Grunhuis, Zev Feldman, Shlomo Freshwater, Levi Yitzchak Raskin and Yosef Padwa. 140 Stamford Hill Road, London, N16 6QT. Landline: +442088026886. Fax: +442088096590,
UK – London. Federation Beth Din. Rabbis Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, Moshe Elzas and Yonason Hool. 65 Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 AQ3. Landline: +442082022263. Fax: +442082030610. Email: info@kfkosher.org
UK – London. Sefardi Beth Din of London. Rabbis Avraham David, Avrohom Yaakov Dadoun, Opher Livnat and Yosef Chaim David. 119-121 Brent Street, London NW4 2DX. Landline: +447392319102. Fax: +442072892709. Email: bethdin@sephardi.org.uk
Beth Dins in Latin America
Beth Dins in North America
Canada – Vancouver. Beth Din of Vancouver. Rabbis Ilan Akuka and Chanania Rosenblatt. 401-1037 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V6H 1E3. Phone: +16047311803. Fax: +16047311804
Canada – Toronto. Toronto Vaad Harabonim. Rabbis Elisha Shochet and Moshe Loewe. 5937 Bathurst Street, Unit 3, Toronto M2R1Y8. Landline: +14167819676 +14162223517 Fax: 001-4162292167 Email: beis_din@hotmail.com kogan770@gmail.com
Canada – Montreal. Montreal Beth Din. Rabbis Yonason Binyomin Weiss, David Tzabah, Dovid Rafael Banon, Yehoshua Herschel Kaufman, Yechiel Meir Hacohen Katz, Wolf Ber Lerner, Dov-Ber Hacohen Segal, Yoel Chanan Wagner and Aryeh Eliezer Posen. 6819 Pecarie Avenue, Montreal H3W 3E4. Phone: +15147396363 Cell: +15148868044 Fax: +15147397024 Email: ravbweiss@mk.ca
Baltimore – Maryland. Ahavas Yisrael – Tzemach Tzedek Community. Rabbis Menachem Mendel Benovitch, Moshe Rapoport and Moshe Davids. 407 Yeshiva Land Baltimore, MD 21208. Landline: 0014104842058 Cell: 0014437994794 Fax: 001-801289163 Email: yahud@juno.com
California – Los Angeles. Beth Din of California. Rabbi Shmuel Ohana, Amram Gabai and Shimon Mahfri. 13312 Rurbank Boulevard, Oaks California 91401. Landline: 001-8189011598 Cell: 001-8182165730 Fax: 001-8189011759 Email: resamueloh@aol.com
California – Los Angeles. Beth Din of Agudas Yisroel of Los Angeles. Rabbis Avrohom Shlomo Teichman, Chaim Yisrael Sperlin, Shlomo Klein and Shneur Zalman Shmukler. 345 North LA Brea Avenue, Los Angeles 90036 California. Phone: +3239358383 Fax: +3233723574 Email: rabbi.teichman@gmail.com
California – Los Angeles. Beth Din of California. Rabbis Nissim Davidi, Avraham Union, Dovid Zargeri and Yitzchok Summers. 3780 Wilshire Boulevard. Suite 420, Los Angeles 90010. Landline: 001-2133893382 Fax: 001-2132344558 Email: runion@rccvaad.org
District of Columbia – Washington D.C. Vaad Harabbonim of Washington D.C. Rabbi Kalonymos Winter. 7826 Eastern Avenue. 20012 Washington D.C. Phone: 001-2022916052 Fax: 001-20229153
Illinoi – Chicago. Beth Din of Agudas Yisrael of Chicago. Rabbis Shmuel Feurst, Mordechai Turktaub and Yisroel Cohen. 6100 North Drake Avenue. Chicago Illinoi 60659. Phone: 0017735394241 Fax: 001-7735391208
Illinoi – Chicago. Rabbinical Center Chicago. Rabbis Moshe Soloveitchik, Tzvi Berger and Aharon Samuel. 5665 N. Jersey Chicago Illinoi 60659. Phone: 0017732679055 Fax: 001-8472051967
Illinoi – Chicago. Rabbinical Council of Chicago. Rabbi Yonah Ries, Daniel Rokach, Efraim Friedman and Avrohom Abramson. 2701 W. Howard Chicago Illinoi 60645. Landline: 0017734653900. Cell: 001-7737933703 Fax: 001-7734656632 Email: abramson@crcweb.org
Massachusetts – Boston. Boston Beth Din. Rabbis Avrohom Yosef Hacohen Falk, Binyomin Samuels, Moshe Levi Lieberman, Yaakov Jaffe, and Moshe Lieberov (Secretary). 665 Beacon Street , Suite 202, Boston Massachusetts 02215. Landline: +16174262139 Cell:+16175135900 Fax: 001-6174266268 Email: bostonbethdin@gmail.com
Michigan – Detroit. Detroit Vaad Harabonim. Rabbis Elimelech Silberberg, Yisroel Menachem Levine, Chaim Moshe Bergstein, Aharon Eliezer Kostelitz and Moshe Ahron Weinkranz (Secretary). 1887 W. 10 Mile Road 101 Southfield Michigan 489075. Phone: 001-2485595005 Fax: 001-2485595202 Email: cor@cordetroit.com
New Jersey – Lakewood. Maysharim Beth Din. Rabbis Dov Kahan and Moshe Zeev Feldman. 625 Forest Avenue Lakewood 08701 New Jersey. Landline: +17329053388 Cell: +17322325064. Fax: 001-7329055880 Email: rdt@maysharim.org
New York – Brooklyn. Vaad Harabonim of East Flatbush. Rabbis Moshe Bagamilsky and Shimon Hecht. 824 Eastern Parkway, 11213 Brooklyn. Landline: 011-7187350200 Cell: 011-3478856675 Email: shconquer@aol.com
New York – Brooklyn. Beth Din Chizuk Hadas. Rabbis Yisrael Pinchas Gornish and Shlomo Shalom. 1401 Avenue O Brooklyn, New York 11230. Landline: +17183366018 +17183398803 Cell: +17186139520 Email: jorlansky123@gmail.com
New York – Brooklyn/Flatbush. Agudas Harabanim of America. Rabbis Aryeh Ralbag, Chaim Kraus, Elimelech Leibowitz, Sholom Ber Shochet, Tzvi Ralbag, Naftali Stallman and Ovadia Pabi. 1240 East 29th Street Brooklyn 11210 New York. Landline: +17182585596 Cell: +9179691604 Fax: 001-7182580837 Email: aralbag@gmail.com agudasharabonim@gmail.com
New York – Manhattan. Beth Din Ein Moshe. Rabbis Shlomo Bentzion Herbst. 160 Broadway Suite 1011 Manhattan 10038 New York. Landline: 001-2123850006 Cell: 0019179137646 Fax: 001-2123850007
New York – Manhattan. Beth Din of America of the RCA. Rabbis Mordechai Willig, Michoel Zilberman and Shlomo Weisman. 305Seventh Avenue 12th Floor. 10001 New York. Landline: +12128079042 Cell: +1646483118 Fax: 001-2128079183 Email: menahel@bethdin.org
New York – Manhattan. Manhattan Beth Din for Conversions. Rabbis Tzvi Shechter, Shlomo Shraga Reibeck and Tzvi Romm (Coordinator). 305 Seventh Avenue 12th Floor 10001 New York. Phone: 001-2128079000
New York – Manhattan. Beth Din of Igud Harabanim of America. Rabbis Yehuda Tzvi Hacohen Korzrak, Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel Kirsh, Moshe Brodie, Yehoshua Greenwald, Yitzchak Meir Pesach and Dovid Katz (Administrator). 305 Church Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11218. Phone: 001-2122426420 Fax: 007188717104 Email: rabbidkatz@aol.com
New York – Monsey. Beth Din Ezer Mishpot. Rabbis Pinchas Eliyohu Rabinowitz and Moshe Eliezer Blum. 11 Miele Road Monsey, 10952 New York. Phone: 0018454261315
New York – Monsey. Beth Din of the Machon Lehoraah. Rabbis Mordechai Babad, Doniel Gladtzlar, Pinchas Rabinowitz, Chaim Wolf Weiss, Avrohom Yitzchok Bronstein, Moshe Fleischman and Yehuda Lichter. 168 Maple Avenue, Monsey 10952 New York. Landline: 001-8543528444 Cell: 001-845810340 Fax: 001-8454252094 Email: baisdin@mechon.org
New York – New Hempstead. Beth Din of Rabbi Tendler. Rabbi Mordechai Tendler. 653 Union Road, New Hempstead 10977 New York. Phone: 001-9143544948 Fax: 001-9143544948
New York – New York City. Ohev Tzedek Community. Rabbis Eliezer Shwartz. 118 West 95th Street, 10025 New York. Phone: 001-2127495150 Fax: 001-2126633635.
New York – Queens. Mekor Haim Sefardic Beth Din of Queens. Rabbi Eliyahu ben Hayyim. 147-02 76th Road, Flushing NY, 11267. Landline: 001-7187932886 Cell: 001-7183763434 Fax: 001-7183761919. Email: info@badatzqueens.org
New York – Queens. Queens Beth Din. Rabbis Peretz Steinberg, Yoel Schonfeld, Hirsch Weltcher, Daniel Haramati, Chaim Shwartz and Daniel Marcus. 55-141 77th Avenue, Flushing New York 11367. Phone: 001-7185209060 Fax: 001-7185209063 Email: info@queensvaad.org
New York – Queens. Rabbinic Beth Din of the Bukharian Communities of America and Canada. Rabbis Shlomo Yishai Hakohen Rabin, Baruch Babiev and Haim Arking. 106-16 70th Ave Forest Hills NY 11375. Land: 0017185201111 Cell: 0013478292173 Fax: 0017185205188 Email: Beitdin3@gmail.com
New York – Ramapo. Beth Din Daas Mishpot. Rabbis Tuvia Wattenstein, Yitzchok Shechner and Yaakov Hacohen Katlner. POB 708 Tallman 10982 New York. Cell: 001-8456420630 Email: ybysegal@aol.com
Ohio – Cleveland. The Cleveland Rabbinical Center Beth Din. Rabbis Yisroel Chaim Yehudah Grumer, Yehuda Blum and Naftali Bornstein. 23794 Wendover Drive Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Phone: +12164091921. Fax: +12163838772. Email: rabbi@yigc.org
Ohio – Columbus. Beth Din of Columbus. Rabbis Mordechai Gimpel Wolmark, Yirmiyahu Dov Beinowitz and Avrohom Goldstein (Secretary). 1223 College Avenue Columbus Ohio 43209. Phone: +16142378641 +18453230630 Fax: +16147389224 Email: mwolmark@optonline.net
Ohio – Cincinatti. Cincinatti Beth Din. Rabbis Weinreb, Dovid Spetner and Meir Minster. 6442 Stover Avenue Cincinnati, 45237. Landline: +15135316654 Phone: +15132522255 Fax: +15133965140 Email: rabbibalk@fuse.net Website: www.golfmanorsynagogue.org
Pennsylvania – Philadelphia. Beth Din for Marriage and Appeals of Philadelphia and Province. Rabbis Aharon Dov Brizman and Yitzchok Leizerovsky. 7952 Agion Avenue, Philadelphia, 19111 Pennsylvania. Landline: 00121572551812 Cell: 0018182165730 Fax: 001215635333152.
Tenesse – Memphis. Communities Committee of Memphis. Rabbi Nota Tzvi Greenblatt. 5449 Pecan Grove Lane, Memphis TN 38120. Landline: +19017672263 Fax: 001-9017613788 Email: greenblatt@earthlink.net yoylik@gmail.com
Washington – Seattle. Seattle Union of Rabbis. Rabbis Moshe Kletenick, Shimon Ben Zaken, Mordechai Farkash, Yechezkel Kornfeld and Sholom Ber Levitin. 5206 S. Morgan Street, 98118 Seattle. Phone: 001-2067210970 Fax: 0012067609469 Email: rabbimyk@bcmhseattle.org
Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Beth Din of Milwaukee. Rabbis Menachem Mendel Senderovitch, Nachman Levine and Yechiel Mechel Twersky. 5007 West Keefe Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53216. Phone: 001-4148734398 001-4144457831 Cell: 001-4142348635 Fax: 001-4144477915
USA. Beth Din Kollek Haezer. Rabbi Chanoch Zaltz.
Beth Dins under the supervision of RCA and BDA.
South East
Rabbi Shlomo Shraga Reibeck – Chairman
Atlanta Branch
Rabbi Chaim Starr
Rabbi Ilan Daniel Feldman
Rabbi Karmi David Ingber (Administrator).
Rabbi Mordechai Shimon Berger
Rabbi Yitzchok New
Email: rabbiingber@gmail.com
Dallas Branch
Rabbi Choneh Shabsi Walk (Administrator)
Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Cohen
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Duberovski
Washington DC and Baltimore
Rabbi Shmuel Silver
Rabbi Gedaliah Binyamin Walls
Rabbi Ari Pinchas Israel
Rabbi Yitzchak Ze’ev Milan.
Rabbi Dovid Prost
Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington
Administrator: Rabbi Mordechai Rhine
Phone: 3017700078 ext 5
Email: rabbirhine@capitolk.org
Los Angeles – RCC
Rabbi Avrohom Michoel Union – Chairman and Manager
Rabbi Sholom Tendler
Rabbi Osher Zelig Biron
Rabbi Nochum Sa’ur
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Rabbi Dovid Revach
Rabbinical Council of California
Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Avraham Union
213-389-3382 x 13
Email: runion@rccvaad.org
www.rccvaad.org/beth-conversion.html
Montreal
Rabbi Michoel Whiteman – Chairman
Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
Rabbi Mimon Pinto
Rabbi Eddie Shostak (Administrator)
Rabbi Mordechai Zeitz
RCA Geirut Montreal
c/o Adath Israel Congregation 223 Harrow Crescent
Hampstead, Quebec H3X 3X7
Phone: 514.482.4252
Fax: 514.482.6216
Florida – Miami
Rabbi Efraim Chaim Goldberg – Acting Chairman
Rabbi Yehoshua Gilad Flug
Rabbi Yechezkel Nochum Biskon
Rabbi Eliyohu Meir Davis
Rabbi Yosef Weinstock
Beth Din of Florida
Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
561-394-0394
http://www.bethdinofflorida.org
Manhattan
Rabbi Tzvi Shechter – Chairman
Rabbi Tzvi Romm – Manager
Rabbi Mordechai Willig
Rabbi Shlomo Shraga Reibeck
Rabbi Yosef Blau
Rabbi Yitzchol Tzvi Berish Rapp
Rabbi Aharon Naftali Uman
Rabbi Shlomo Hochberg
Rabbi Nosson Gidon Naftoli Halevi Turk
Rabbi Yaakov Yoel Kramer
Rabbi Gidon Shalush
Rabbi Eliezer Shwartz
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Rabbi Yaakov Shulman
Rabbi Menachem Wildes
Rabbi Aryeh Skaklav
Rabbi Shmuel Marcus
Rabbi Osher Bush
Rabbi Dovid Dov Braun
Manhattan Beth Din for Conversions
Administrator: Rabbi Zvi Romm
212-475-0165
North New Jersey
Rabbi Shmuel Aryeh Halevi Pruzansky – Chairman
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Tovias
Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger
Rabbi Tzvi Sobelovsky
Rabbi Sholom Yisroel Blum
Rabbi Eliezer Lipa Ratwacks
Rabbi Pinchas Eliezer Weinberger
Rabbi Chaim Tanchum Cohen
Rabbi Mordechai Feuerstein
Rabbi Yehoshu Blass
Bet Din of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County
Administrator: Rabbi Yaacov Feit
862-437-8115 x 8115
Seattle
Rabbi Moshe Yaakov Kletenick – Chairman and Manager
Rabbi Shlomo Mimon
Rabbi Yechezkel Zusha Kornfeld
Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin
Rabbi Mordechai Farkash
Rabbi Ron Ami Meyers
Rabbi Yehuda Derdik
Va’ad Harabanim of Greater Seattle
Rabbi Moshe Kletenik
206-760-0805
Cincinatti
Rabbi Chanan Nissan Black – Chairman
Rabbi Meir Leib Menster
Rabbi Dovid Eliezer Spetner
Rabbi Avrohom Weinreb
Beth Din of Cincinnati
Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt
347-443-8613
Petersburg
Rabbi Levi Langer – Chairman
Rabbi Shimon Silver
Rabbi Aharon Tzvi Yalkut
Rabbi Doniel Elchanan Wasserman
Rabbi Yisrael Rosenberg
Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum
Rabbi Elchanan Friedman
Rabbi Moshe Meir Vogel
Vaad HaRabbanim of Greater Pittsburgh
Administrator: Rabbi Moishe Meir Vogel
412-421-0111 x101
Cleveland
Rabbi Moshe Eliezer Grantstein – Chairman
Rabbi Gedaliah Shimon Sultan
Rabbi Binyomin Blau
Adminstrator: Rabbi Binyamin Blau
216-381-4757
rabbiblau@greenroadsynagogue.com
Chicago CRC
Rabbi Yona Reis – Av Beth Din
Rabbi Avrohom Abramson – Manager
Rabbi Yaakov Frank
Rabbi Herzl Yitzchak
Rabbi Yosef Shanowitz
Beth Din Zedek of Chicago Rabbinical Council
Administrator: Rabbi A. M. Abramson
773-465-3900
Biden’s inauguration occurred on January 20th, 2021, which was the 7th of Shvat. The 7th of Shvat was also February 1st, 1944. On that day, the IRGUN declared war on the British empire. It said in part:
On February 1, 1944, the Irgun plastered posters on the walls of buildings all over the country, proclaiming a revolt against British rule. It stated, among other things: TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE DEWELLING IN ZION! We are in the last stage of the world war. We face an historic decision on our future destiny. Each and every nation is now conducting its national reckoning. What are its triumphs and what were its losses? What road must it take in order to achieve its goal and fulfil its mission? Who are its friends and who its enemies? Who is the true ally and who the traitor? And who is proceeding towards the decisive battle? Sons of Israel, Hebrew youth! The armistice proclaimed at the beginning of the war has been breached by the British. The rulers of the country have chosen to disregard loyalty, concessions and sacrifice; they continue to implement their aim: the eradication of sovereign Zionism… We must draw the necessary conclusions without wavering. There can no longer be a truce between the Hebrew nation and youth and the British administration of Eretz Israel, which is betraying our brethren to Hitler. Our nation will fight this regime, fight to the end… (Quoted from ‘The Irgun, a short history, by Yehuda Lapidot Pages 56 and 57).
https://daat.ac.il/EPUB/books/irgun.pdf
Judaism DOES NOT believe in coincidences. So what is its meaning? A good question that every Jew should be thinking about.
Neal, there are 365 days in an average year (the Jewish calendar also averages that amount over 19 years). That is not a very high number. In the thousands of years of history thousands of significant and less significant events have occurred on each date. Taking two random events and declaring that the date they occurred is indicative of a link between them can lead you to pretty much any conclusion you want. This is known as the Barnum effect.
I will give you a list of a few more events that occured on the 7th of Shvat:
Mehola settlement was founded.
Hamad Abu Rabia was murdered.
Hebron Protocol was signed.
Having said that, there are days in the Jewish calendar which are known as days of joy and rejoicing and also days (such as tisha b’av) which are known to be times of tragedy. There is a long list of tragedies that occurred on Tisha B’Av. The sages teach us that the day of Tisha B’Av is a day of tragedy for each generation. One of the tragedies which occured on Tisha B’Av in our generation is the disengagement plan from Gaza in 2005 which has brought about recent events in Israel.