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What is the difference in function between a Sanhedrin and a Beit Din?
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The difference in function between a Sanhedrin and a Beit Din was that the Sanhedrin required the vote of all members, whereas the Beit Din only required the vote of a vice chief justice.
Jewish answer:
The Beit Din and the Sanhedrin are two different things.
1) The Sanhedrin existed in ancient times. It was a Jewish court of 23 or 71 Torah scholars. The court of 23 judged capital crimes (Talmud, Sanhedrin 2a). Every city had one.
The court of 71 scholars, which was in Jerusalem, was the highest Torah-authority. Cases of national significance, including those involving the Kohen Gadol or the king were brought before it. If there was a question of going to war, the Sanhedrin of 71 made the final decision; even the king had to seek their counsel (Sanhedrin, 2a and 16a). This high Sanhedrin was also responsible for being the central transmitter of the Jewish Oral Torah; and they legislated halakha (Torah-laws) in cases where there was no obvious precedent.
2) The beit din exists today still. This is a minor court of three Torah scholars and may be found in any traditional Jewish neighborhood or community. They adjudicate minor cases; monetary matters and marital disputes.
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