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#1892 – Sanhedrin 83 – blueChapter 9, Mishna 9 Kares is death at the hands of the Heavenly Court. How do we know that this punishment and not some other applies to:A tamei (ritually impure) priest who partakes of tahor …
Chapter 9, Mishna 8, 9 What if murder happens and there are no witnesses?What if there are two witnesses to murder but they saw from different vantage points?Can murderer get off on technicality if it’s known that he’s guilty?Does one …
Chapter 9, Mishna 5, 6, 7 What if murderer is in a room with other people but isn’t clear which one is murderer?What if a room full of murderers with different types of death sentences are intermingled?Can a person be …
Chapter 9, Mishna 2, 3, 4 What is a treifa?How can a person be a treifa?Is mercy killing to spare someone pain considered murder?When is a person obligated to save someone else’s life?If one strikes a blow on a person …
Chapter 9, Mishna 2 Was there imprisonment in Talmudic times?How could it be known that skull found in water drowned someone else?When can blood redeemer kill accidental killer?Does blood redeemer have a role when it’s intentional killing?When is someone liable …
Topics covered: How is the status of a relative below like/not like status of a relative above? If sexual activity with a certain relative isn’t specifically written in Torah, how is it prohibited? What is prohibited lewdness? With which relatives …
Sponsored by Wes Bilson in memory of Judith Wolf Bilson What transgressions may we commit under threat of death? What transgressions must we die rather than commit? When must one allow himself to be killed rather than bow to idol? …
Chapter 8, Mishna 9 What is transgression from which one is saved at the cost of his life?When is pursued party saved at cost of pursuer’s life?When is one obligated to save life of another?Can one kill pursuer who intends …
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