Topics covered:
Chapter 5, Mishna 1
What is relevance of when and where witnesses saw crime happen?
What is difference between interrogations and examinations?
What kind of inconsistency would invalidate witness testimony?
How much of a time discrepancy can there be between witnesses?
To acquit in a capital case is a simple majority enough?
How many judges have to vote to convict for defendant to be convicted in capital case?
What are the seven interrogations of witnesses and when required?
Why does it specify seemingly redundant “inquire, investigate and act diligentlyβ?
What is relevance of case of idolatrous city?
Which witnesses are forewarned before they testify?
What is significance of doubling verbs in Hebrew?
How are laws linked to each other?
What are the four death penalties and which is least severe?
What determines which type of death penalty is applied?
What is relevance of what time of hour event occurred?
Would there ever be eight interrogations?
What is relevance of in which jubilee cycle the event occurred?
Why would court beleaguer witnesses to confuse them?
What if murder just happened?
What questions are asked after the interrogations?
Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park
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