A religious judge, in particular one in a rabbinic court.
Example sentencesExamples
During the vigil a representative of the Beth Din invited participants inside to meet the dayanim.
Judges other than dayanim must also pledge loyalty to the laws of the state; dayanim are subject only to religious law.
After a brief consultation, the dayanim will ask you to enter.
Now we are encouraging them to appoint dayanim who are open to social change and ready to fight for it.
However provoked, the dayanim adjourned without a decision and set a date for a second trial.
Sadly, however, I was witness to many more instances where dayanim treated women petitioners, as well as their female lawyers, with a disdain bordering on hostility.