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# The poskim consider the Israeli court system to be a secular court system because it does not run according to Torah law. Therefore, it is forbidden for a Jew to bring another Jew to an Israeli secular court.<ref>Rabbi Jachter (Gray Matter v. 2 p. 167) citing Yachava Daat 4:65, Chazon Ish Sanhedrin 15:4, Rav Herzog in Hatorah Vhamedina 7:9-10, Tzitz Eliezer 12:82, Shevet Halevi 10:263, Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:795</ref> | # The poskim consider the Israeli court system to be a secular court system because it does not run according to Torah law. Therefore, it is forbidden for a Jew to bring another Jew to an Israeli secular court.<ref>Rabbi Jachter (Gray Matter v. 2 p. 167) citing Yachava Daat 4:65, Chazon Ish Sanhedrin 15:4, Rav Herzog in Hatorah Vhamedina 7:9-10, Tzitz Eliezer 12:82, Shevet Halevi 10:263, Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:795</ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to be a judge in a secular Israeli court.<ref>Yachava Daat 4:65. See Bet Avi 2:144</ref> | # It is forbidden to be a judge in a secular Israeli court.<ref>Yachava Daat 4:65. See Bet Avi 2:144. Rabbi Jachter (Gray Matter v. 2 p. 172 fnt. 18) cites Rav Messas in Shemesh Umagen EH 3:44 as agreeing. </ref> | ||
==Arbitration Boards== | ==Arbitration Boards== | ||
# It is permitted to bring another Jew to an arbitration board even if it doesn't follow Torah law as it doesn't constitute a court of law at all.<ref>Sanhedrin 23a, Rabbi Jachter (Gray Matter v. 2 p. 169) citing Tzitz Eliezer 11:93 and Piskei Din Batei Din Harabaniyim 13:330-335</ref> | # It is permitted to bring another Jew to an arbitration board even if it doesn't follow Torah law as it doesn't constitute a court of law at all.<ref>Sanhedrin 23a, Rabbi Jachter (Gray Matter v. 2 p. 169) citing Tzitz Eliezer 11:93 and Piskei Din Batei Din Harabaniyim 13:330-335</ref> | ||
