Dayanut programme

POSTPONED

The start of this programme has been postponed pending the recruitment of a sufficient number of suitable students dedicated to future service in the community.

Aims

The purpose of this programme is to train already learned rabbis in the halachic knowledge and practical skills required to enable them to sit on a Beth Din outside Israel. (Israel has its own training scheme for dayanim.)

Course Direction

The Programme will be directed by Dayan Ezra Basri (lately Ab Beth Din, Jerusalem) together with Dayan Saadia Amor (Rosh Beth Din, Sephardi Beth Din of London).

Teaching

Dayan Amor is the Principal Lecturer. Dayan Isaac Berger (Manchester Beth Din), Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu (Emeritus Rosh Beth Din, London Beth Din). Dayan Basri will also teach from time to time, as may other distinguished scholars in this field.

The Programme will be co-ordinated by Rabbi Isaac Abraham, Registrar of the Sephardi Beth Din of London.

Duration

The course will be spread over three to four years, depending on each individual student's prior Talmudic knowledge.

Timetable

The Course timetable is currently being planned. It is anticipated that this will involve at least one (and often two) three-hour session(s) in each of the 38 weeks of the College's academic year.

Diploma

Successful students will graduate with the rabbinical diploma yadin yadin at the end of the course.

Qualifications for the Course

Prospective candidates must have spent several years in yeshivah and hold the rabbinical diploma of yoreh yoreh. They should already have learned the major parts of Talmudic orders Nashim and Nezikin.

A written examination is required prior to acceptance.

Montefiore Scholarships

All accepted applicants will receive Montefiore Scholarships to cover their course fees. Additional bursaries may be available in case of special need, as appropriate.

Applications

Applications to Rabbi Isaac Abraham, Registrar of the Sephardi Beth Din, 2 Ashworth Road, London W9 1JY.