Topics Covered:
Chapter 5, Mishna 1
What is the punishment of kares?
How do witnesses know if transgressor committed crime intentionally?
What is relevance of woodgatherer in the desert who intentionally violated Shabbos?
How do we know that transgressor can’t receive sentence of execution or lashes unless he was forewarned?
Is desecrating Shabbos a transgression that requires forewarning?
Which is worse kind of death penalty?
Does transgressor need to be warned specifically that he’s committing a death penalty offense?
Why is transgressor described as dead before he is executed?
What is intersection between conspiring witnesses and forewarning?
What is a chavera and why doesn’t she need to be forewarned?
Who doesn’t need to be forewarned?
Can witnesses be punished for their testimony?
What is relevance of witnesses in an adultery case?
What if witnesses claim that woman committed adultery a second time?
What if witnesses disagree on what weapon was used to commit murder
What if witnesses disagree on color of murderer’s clothing? What about color of murder weapon (ie scarf)?
What is relevance of question about stems of figs?
Is ben Zakkai mentioned in the mishna the famous Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai?
What does it mean that Sanhedrin no longer judges cases of fines?
What questions do two witnesses need to agree on?
If there are three witnesses, is it enough for two of them to agree?
What is difference between examinations and interrogations?
Is testimony valid if witnesses say “I don’t know” about aspects of the case?
Until how many days into the month does court assume that witness didn’t know when month began?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park
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