The rabbis bring various sources (some in the context of debates against non Jews) to prove from the Torah that there is resurrection of the dead.
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Oct 152017
Oct 132017
Further conditions are brought under which the rebellious elder can get killed. There is a debate about how his death is publicized. Details regarding false prophets and those who don’t listen to prophecies are brought. Three types of cases receive strangulation and another three are killed by God. The derivations of these cases as well as rea;l examples of these cases are brought. The gemara digresses to the akeida story and brings in the satan character fromJob into the story of the akeida.
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Oct 102017
A rebellious elder – what is the procedure for convicting one as a rebellious elder? There are three different opinions brought regarding what types of subject matter does the rebellious elder need to disagree with the other rabbis about in order to incur the death penalty.
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Oct 102017
What type of kidnapping does one get the death penalty for? It must include kidnapping and selling into slavery. Could two witnesses testify that one kidnapped and a different two testify that one sold? Would that be considered two separate testimonies that each stand alone or is each only half a testimony? If it is half a testimony, then there is a debate about whether partial testimony is acceptable or not?
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Oct 092017
Is one allowed to perform a medical procedure on a parent? Is one allowed to administer lashes in the court or cursing (during the process of excommunication) to a parent as a messenger of the court? Does the commandment not to curse or hit a parent apply to those who are no longer “part of the nation.” Do they apply after death? Is there a distinction between hitting and cursing regarding these two issues?
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Oct 082017
The gemara derives the last few halachot mentioned in the braita quoted on the previous page which delineated which acts relating to teruma and the mikdash obligate one in death by the hands of God or just a regular negative commandment (lashes). The gemara also elaborates on the debate in the mishna regarding a stranger who works in the temple and what punishment he gets. The tenth perek begins with a list of who gets killed by strangulation and starts to delve into the first one – one who hits one’s parents. What type of hitting is referred to? Wha tif done for healing purposes?
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Oct 042017
If a cow kills a person and gets stoned, what is the status of its fetus if it is pregnant? Does it depend on whether or not the cow was pregnant at the time of the killing? At the time of the conviction? Does it depend on the time the calf is born? Does a warning need to contain the exact type of death sentence? Rav Yehuda corrects his father’s version of the mishna and is reprimanded by his teacher for not expressing his words respectfully enough to his father. If one is convicted to get 2 death penalties which one does he get? Does it depend on if they were both from the same act or from 2 different acts? The next 2 mishnayot describe situations in which one gets sent to a “kipa” – each mishna describes what differently what the person is fed in the “kipa.” The gemara assumes they are describing the same thing and just each one dealing with a different stage. Under what circumstances does one get sent to a “kipa” and how does the gemara understand the circumstances described in the mishna?
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Oct 032017
What type of intent is needed in order for one to receive the death penalty for murder? Rabbi Shimon has a unique approach that one only gets capital punishment if one intending to kill that particular person. The rabbis disagree but also have their own set of criteria. The next mishna discusses a case of a murderer who gets mixed up with others. Three different interpretations are brought to explain what the case of the mishna is.
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Oct 022017
If a group of people gang up on one person and each hit him/her and he/she dies, do all or any of them receive the death penalty? What are the laws regarding a person who is a treifa – one who is assessed to die within 12 months – what if a person like that is killed or kills or testifies against another? If one hits another and is assessed to die but then recovers somewhat and then subsequently dies, can the one who hit be killed as punishment for the death or not?
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Oct 012017
One gets the penalty of beheading for murder and the inhabitants of a city that all worship idols. The gemara discusses various cases of indirect murder and establishes which situations is one liable for indirectly murdering another and in which cases is one exempt.
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