Badatz a Hebrew acronym for "Beit Din Tzedek," or "Court of Justice," is a modern term used for a major Jewish rabbinical court.

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 (rabbinical courts) use the title as well. It is often used in the context of hechsher

Hechsher

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Kashrut

Kashrut is the set of Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha is termed kosher in English, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew term kashér , meaning "fit" Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus) is the set of Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed...

 certification).

Rabbinical courts that use this title include:

• Badatz Edah HaChareidis from Jerusalem http://www.hechshers.info/shapes/35.htm#213
• Badatz Igud Rabbonim of Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim http://www.badatz.org
• Badatz Chassam Sofer from Bnei Brak
• Badatz Mehadrin of Rabbi Simcha HaKohen Kook and Rabbi Avraham Rubin
• Badatz Machzikei HaDas of Belz
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• Badatz Beit Yosef of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
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• Badatz Agudas Yisroelhttp://www.kosherquest.org/assets/symbols/Reliab69.jpg
• Badatz Yoreh Deah of Rabbi Shlomo Machpoud http://www.hechshers.info/shapes/9.htm#522
• Badatz Chug Chassam Sofer of Rabbi A. Wosner http://www.hechshers.info/shapes/72.htm#408
• Badatz Of Toronto of Rabbi Amram Assayag http://www.badatz.ca
• Badatz Rabbinical Court based in Lakewood N.J. with Courtrooms around the U.S. http://www.thebadatz.com