The fourth tractate in the Order of Nezikin, focusing primarily on questions of jurisdiction, criminal law and punishments
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Who is ההוא דהוה in the Gemara?
The gemara in Sanhedrin 7a brings a bunch of statements from ההוא דהוה(there was a man) who we learn many lessons from . One can learn that this is one person in all instances,or it is a different person in all cases. I suspect it's one person since…
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What is considered religious persecution vis-a-vis giving up one’s life?
According to an alternate reading of Sanhedrin 74a cited by Mesoras HaShas §20 ad. loc., in a time of religious persecution, one must give up his life even for a “light mitzvah.” The Gemara 74b identifies this, according to Rashi’s explanation, as…
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Are Jews responsible only for one another or for the whole world?
The Talmud teaches that
All Jews are responsible for one another -- כל ישראל ערבים זה בזה . [Sanhedrin 27b].
It also teaches that
Anyone who can protest [the sinful conduct] of the members of his household and does not protest, [he himself is]…
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Nora alila al bnei adam
I am digging into finding info on the concept of 'Nora alila al bnei adam'.
There seems to be a gemara out there that is connected to this topic and how it somehow relates to the sin of the golden calf and how.
Can someone send me the exact…
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Why is the last chapter in Sanhedrin called חלק?
It is known that each chapter in shas has a name comprising of the first few words in the masechet (for example יְצִיאוֹת הַשַּׁבָּת, הַמְקַנֵּא etc). My question is regarding the last chapter (Chapter 11) in Sanhedrin called חֵלֶק. Why is it called…
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Why is one obligated to give up one’s life for all mitzvos only with a decree against Judaism and not just persecution?
Sanhedrin 74a quotes R’ Yochanan as saying that one is obligated to give up his life even for a minor mitzvah in a period of Gezeiras HaMalchus - a decree of the king. Rashi (DH v’afilu mitzvah kala) explains that this is “so that the idolaters do…
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