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Shlomo Weissmann

Apr 5, 2020, 4:17 PM

The perfect kids activity for the long holiday lockdown is also a way to remember a friend killed the last time the world turned upside down

May 6, 2019, 5:39 PM

Four Things You Need to Know If You Do Business in the Jewish Community

It’s always important for business people to familiarize themselves with the cultural nuances of their customers and business partners. Doing business within the observant Jewish community is no different, so in honor of Small Business Week (May 5-11, 2019),...

Mar 20, 2019, 5:42 AM

America is leading the charge to solve the Agunah crisis

The plight of the agunah, a woman denied a get by her husband so that she cannot remarry despite the functional end of her marriage, has rightfully commanded our attention and outrage for a very long time. But thanks to a...

About Me

Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann, Esq., has served as the Director of the Beth Din of America, the most active rabbinical court in North America, since 2008. In this role, he utilizes both his secular and Jewish legal expertise to manage all aspects of the Beth Din’s activities, and to oversee a forum for dispute resolution that seamlessly integrates the Jewish jurisprudential tradition with secular norms of procedural due process. Rabbi Weissmann also serves as a mediator and arbitrator at the Beth Din, and has mediated and arbitrated over 100 cases since joining the organization. Rabbi Weissmann is a frequent speaker on topics relating to religious arbitration, and has delivered lectures at law firms, law schools, religious institutions, and universities. Prior to joining the Beth Din of America, Rabbi Weissmann served as a commercial real estate attorney at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, and before that at Day Pitney LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.