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Sanhedrin 42: Acquittal and Convicted
Season 24 Episode 42
Finishing the 5th chapter, and beginning the 6th, with a discussion of the blessing on the new moon -- a festive time. And a time of sanctification o…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sanhedrin 41: The Women Who Knew Halakhah
Season 24 Episode 41
To be held accountable - and punished - the person doing wrong must receive official warning that the action is wrong, and carries this punishment. A…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sanhedrin 40: The Importance of Witnesses
Season 24 Episode 40
A new chapter, front-loaded with all of the mishnah from the entire chapter. Chapter 5 focuses on the ways the witnesses are investigated, given the …
1 year, 5 months ago
Sanhedrin 39: The Comeuppance of the Wicked: What Does God Think?
Season 24 Episode 39
Another daf of Aggadah - with debates between Rabban Gamliel and the Roman caesar - including his daughter - over various philosophical issues coming…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sanhedrin 38: What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him?
Season 24 Episode 38
On a busy daf, the discussion turns to the creation of humanity -- beginning with the creation of one man (and only one as the starting point), and e…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sanhedrin 37: The Goodness of the Jewish People
Season 24 Episode 37
Two mishnayot! First - a description of how the Sanhedrin sat -- in a semi-circle, so the judges could see each other. Scribes transcribed the argume…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 36: A Hierarchy of Judges - and Torah Scholars
Season 24 Episode 36
A comparison of Moshe Rabbenu to Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi, and then eventually Rav Ashi. The question is what's going on. The court begins deliberations …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 35: Competing, Contradictory Mitzvot - Which Wins?
Season 24 Episode 35
There are days when a court won't hear a capital case, because the capital verdict is not allowed to be issued on the same day as the case is heard, …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 34: A Blind Judge
Season 24 Episode 34
In capital cases, one arguing for conviction can change and argue for acquittal, but not the reverse - if it's before the time of handing down the ve…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sanhedrin 33: Default Innocence
Season 24 Episode 33
Returning to distinctions between monetary cases being tried and capital cases being tried -- what is the procedure for handling new evidence? The mi…
1 year, 6 months ago