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What if two convicts on Death Row are mixed up? Or a murderer with another criminal?

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When is a murderer liable? What type of intention do we need?

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Who by fire and who by water? When is a murderer liable?

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Can we attack a thief who breaks into our property? Should we take the life of the criminal before the crime is committed?

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Is it right to judge a child according to what they are, or according to what they might become?

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Do the parents need to agree? How much?

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What do you have to eat to be a "glutton" or a "drunkard"?

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A wayward and rebellious son? Did he ever exist?

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Entrapment? Can we do that to obtain a conviction?

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Does under-age sex with a betrothed youth deserve the same punishment as idolatry?

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Are idolatry and breaking shabbat connected? What about respect for parents?

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What is real idolatry? And is sorcery real?

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Should we stone an ox to preserve the dignity of a condemned person?

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Can we use a Roman method of execution?

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Can the judges feel love for the person being executed?

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What does God say when a guilty person is executed?

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What is worse? The crime or the punishment? The Mishnah is ambivalent.

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We respect the dignity of the condemned person, and safeguard their claim to a portion in the world to come!

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Even after a guilty verdict has been returned, the defence does not give up!

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Could a unanimous conviction be a valid one?

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How do we examine the witnesses and what kind of slips do we permit?

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How do we examine the witnesses? And what can disqualify them?

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What is the value of a human life? And does the Mishnah have anything to say about human rights?

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The architecture of the court!

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Do the scales of justice always need to be equally-weighted?

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Can we bring new evidence to overturn a verdict?

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How do we examine the witnesses?

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When is a witness an enemy?

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When can a litigant object to a judge?

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May a king enrich himself?

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May a king forgo the respect and honour due to him?

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Is a king subject to the rule of law?

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Is a High Priest subject to the law?

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What's so special about the number 71? Or 23?

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How many judges do we need for an animal? Or a tribe? Or a high priest?

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How many judges do we need to declare a leap-year?

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Creating a perfect society!

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How to get wise? Learn civil law!

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Trouble with brothers, identical twins, conspirators and pairs?

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What if the loan document is invalid?

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When do both parties need to consent?

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Can a husband divorce his wife without her knowledge?

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What if the document is ambiguous? What if part of it is erased?

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Different ways of writing a legal document? Folded and smooth!

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What if two people die suddenly and we don't know who died first?

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If you’re on the point of death, can you bequeath assets verbally, without signing a document? What about on shabbat?

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If you shower your betrothed with gifts but never tie the knot, can you reclaim them?

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If you improve the estate, do you have to share the upside with your brothers?

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Can we discriminate against a man because of his gender? What about someone whose gender is fluid?

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Sibling rivalry! Can daughters take precedence?

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