London Beth Din

The London Beth Din (LBD) is the Ashkenazi Beth Din of the United Synagogue, the largest Ashkenazi synagogal body in London, England. In its capacity as Court of the Chief Rabbi, it is historically the supreme halakhic Authority for Ashkenazim in several Commonwealth countries and additionally is consulted by Batei Din throughout Europe. The current head (Rosh Beth Din) of the London Beth Din is Dayan Menachem Gelley, who joined the court in 1993 and was appointed to his current position in 2014,[1] succeeding Chanoch Ehrentreu.[2]

  1. ^ "Dayan Gelley appointed to head Beth Din". 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Dayan Ch. Ehrentreu". Dayan Ehrentreu was appointed to the post of Rosh Beth Din in London by Lord Jackobovits in 1984