Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority in general, and the workings of the institution of the beit din —the Jewish court of law—in particular, this book presents 10 rulings in cases of Jewish civil law that the author handed down as a member of a beit din panel. These decisions touch on matters pertaining to employment termination, tenure rights and severance pay, rabbinic contracts, issues in the not-for-profit boardroom, real estate brokerage com