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How many rows of תלמידי חכמים sat before the דיינים?
שלש שורות.
How were the תלמידי חכמים seated?
לפי גדולתם (in order of their stature).
What happened if a דיין died or there was no רוב?
The בית דין would add a new דיין.
Who became the new דיין in that case?
The greatest תלמיד חכם from the first row.
When someone from the second row moved to the first row, where did he sit?
When someone from the second row moved to the first row, where did he sit?
How did the בית דין intimidate עדים in דיני נפשות?
They warned them not to testify from אמדות, שמועות, or עדות ששמע מעד אחר.
What did the בית דין tell עדים would happen if they lied in דיני ממונות?
They could pay back the כסף and be forgiven.
What did the בית דין tell עדים would happen if they lied in דיני נפשות?
They would be blamed for the דם of the person and his future זרע.
Who is given as an example of someone responsible for another’s דם and זרע?
קין, who killed הבל.
Why does the Torah say “דמי” (plural) about הבל?
To teach about the loss of both his דם and his future זרע.
What other explanation is given for “דמי” in plural?
His דם was spilled in many places — on אילנות and אבנים.
Why was אדם הראשון created alone? (First reason)
To teach that killing one נפש is like destroying an entire עולם.
What is the opposite lesson of teaching that killing one נפש is like destroying an entire עולם.
Saving one נפש is like saving an entire עולם.
Why was אדם created alone? (Second reason)
So people wouldn’t say “אבי גדול מאביך.”
Why else was אדם created alone? (Third reason)
To stop מינים from saying there were many בוראים.
What is the difference between מטבעות stamped by people and people created by הקדוש ברוך הוא?
Coins all look the same, but every אדם is different.
