Editing Crown Heights Beis Din (section)

== History ==
In the early years of the formation of the Chabad community in Crown Heights, the number of community members did not justify establishing a beis din tzedek, and the unofficial rav of Chabad chassidim to whom they turned with halachic questions was Rabbi Shmuel Levitin. During the twenty years that passed since [[The Rebbe Rayatz|the Frierdiker Rebbe]] settled in the neighborhood, many Chabad chassidim settled there and it developed rapidly until in 5724 the community numbered several hundred families, and the need for rabbonim moreh horaah grew increasingly.

At this stage, [[Rabbi Zalman Shimon Dvorkin]] was invited to serve as moreh tzedek alongside Rabbi Levitin and [[Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichil-Simpson|Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichil Simpson]], and with the passing of the latter two, his status was established as Mara D'asra of the Crown Heights neighborhood.