A badatz ( Hebrew: בד״ץ plural batei din) is a major Jewish beth din ( rabbinical court). The term is a modern one, and is an acronym for beit din tzedek ("court of Justice").

In Israel, the term Badatz is often used to refer to the Badatz of the Edah HaChareidis; however, it is not the title of this group, and other batei din use the title as well. It is often used in the context of hechsherim ( kashrut certification).

Rabbinical courts that use this title include:

• Badatz Edah HaChareidis from Jerusalem
• Badatz Igud Rabbonim of Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim
• Badatz Chassam Sofer from Bnei Brak, and Rabbis Shmuel Eliezer Stern and Yitzchok Shlomo Ungar
• Badatz Mehadrin of Rabbi Simcha HaKohen Kook and Rabbi Avraham Rubin ^[1]
• Badatz Machzikei HaDas of Belz
• Badatz Beit Yosef of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
• Badatz Agudas Yisroel
• Badatz Yoreh Deah of Rabbis Shlomo Machpoud and Ovadia Yosef
• Badatz Chug Chassam Sofer of Rabbi A. Wosner
• Badatz of the Hisachdus Kehilas Hayereim
• Badatz of Toronto of Rabbi Amram Assayag ^[2]
• Badatz Rabbinical Court, based in Lakewood, New Jersey, with courtrooms around the U.S.^{[ citation needed]}
• Badatz Mekor Haim, based in Queens, New York, of Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim ^[3]

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