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#1830  – Sanhedrin 21

Chapter 2, Mishna4, 5

Why should a king not have too many wives?

What is too many?

Can we learn out additional laws from rationale for one law?

Can one ever take collateral from a widow?

Why is 18 the amount of wives a king can have?

Is Egla the same person as Michal?

What are Jewish soldier’s responsibilities re: females taken captive in war?

Who were the strong arm enforcers of house of David?

Why was Tamar not considered a daughter of David by Jewish law?

What is relevance of Amnon raping Tamar?

Why did Amnon hate Tamar so much after raping her?

How do we know that seclusion is forbidden by Torah law?

Why mention only the son of a mother enticing?

What is relevance of runners that had spleens removed and soles of their feet hollowed?

How much silver and gold is permitted to king?

How many horses are permitted to king?

What is relevance of horses being idle?

How many horses can king have for personal use?

Is only the king restricted from having many wives (in Biblical era)?

How can verses that say king had 40,000 or 4000 horses be reconciled?

What happened when Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter?

When did Jews’ downfall to Rome begin?

Is every Jew obligated to write a Torah scroll or only kings?

Why is king obligated to write a Torah scroll?

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