The International Nazarene Beit Din is a body of Nazarene Zakenim (“Elders”) formed in 1996 in response to the Torah command “judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates” (Dt. 16:18 see also Deut. 17:8-13). The Beit Din exists as a Rosh Beit Din (Head Beit Din) to resolve halachic issues and other matters scripturally assigned to the beit din. The beit din system is both the biblical way and the Jewish way for Nazarene Judaism to establish halacha and govern itself. The International Nazarene Beit Din operates in the biblical tradition of the ancient Nazarene Beit Din headed by Ya’akov HaTzadik (James the Just) (see Acts 15). It is our hope that the International Nazarene Beit Din will be helpful to Nazarenes everywhere as we work together to reestablish first century Nazarene halacha and endeavor to the unity of the body in the bond of peace.
Members of the International Nazarene Beit Din
The Basis for a Nazarene Beit Din
The Leadership Structure of the ancient Nazarenes
Rulings of the International Nazarene Beit Din