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And since there is a principle that a court may not be composed of an even number of judges, as such a court may be unable to reach a decision, therefore they add another one to them, and there are 23 judges here.
And how many men must be in the city for it to be eligible for a lesser Sanhedrin? 120. R' Neḥemya says: 230, corresponding to the ministers of tens, as outlined by Moses and Yitro in the wilderness (Exodus, chapter 18). That is to say, each member of the Sanhedrin can be viewed as a judge with res
Talmud: The Mishnah states that cases of monetary law are adjudicated by 3 judges, and that cases of robbery and personal injury must also be adjudicated by 3 judges. The Talmud asks: Is that to say that cases of robbery and personal injury are not cases of monetary law? Obviously they are; why di
And this specification is necessary, as had the tanna taught only that cases of monetary law are adjudicated by 3 judges, I would say that this applies even to cases of admissions and loans. Therefore, to avoid this misunderstanding, he taught: Cases of robbery and personal injury, in order to cl
The Talmud explains this assertion. With regard to cases of robbery, as it is written with regard to a bailee who accepted a deposit from another and then claims that it was stolen: “The owner of the house shall come near the court [ha’elohim], to see whether he has not put his hand upon his neighb