Adelaide, Australia – London Beth Din to Arbitrate Between Shul, Rabbi

Adelaide, Australia – A London Beth Din will step into the dispute between Rabbi Yossi Engel and the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation (AHC) after both parties agreed this week to abide by a Din Torah from the British religious court.

After the Binding Arbitration Agreement was signed, the Sydney Beth Din lifted a siruv (contempt finding) against the board of the Adelaide shul.
The Din Torah process will begin almost immediately, and is expected to take several weeks.

While there is an outside chance that a dayan (judge) will travel to Australia, it is more likely that video-conferencing will be used. [ajn]