Q&A: Jewish Law and Law
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Jewish Law and Law
Question
According to the Babylonian Talmudic law, it was determined that the rabbinical court would also rule on the question of division of property between spouses according to civil law.
1. I wanted to ask how this is halakhically possible. For example, in Jewish law a wife’s adultery carries weight regarding the property question, yet the rabbinical court is required to ignore that and rule according to civil law.
Answer
Ask them. I didn’t create this strange hybrid between Israeli law and the rabbinical courts.