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In capital cases, how many interrogations does the court ask according to the tana kama?
Seven.
Who says the court only needs three interrogations?
R' Yosei
What is the first interrogation question according to the tana kama
In which seven-year period did the event happen
What is the second interrogation question according to the tana kama?
In which year of the shemittta cycle it happened.
What is the third interrogation question according to the tana kama?
In which month it happened.
What is the fourth interrogation question according to the tana kama
On which day of the month it happened.
What is the fifth interrogation question according to the tana kama
On which day of the week it happened.
What is the sixth interrogation question according to the tana kama
At which hour it happened.
What is the seventh interrogation question according to the tana kama
In what place it happened.
What are Rabbi Yosei’s three interrogation questions?
Which day, which hour, and what place.
Besides time and place, what else do judges ask the witnesses?
If they recognize the person and if they warned him.
In an idol worship case, what two things do the judges ask about the idol?
Which idol it was and how it was worshipped.
Is it good for judges to add more questions to the witnesses?
Yes
Which judge is mentioned for asking extra detailed questions?
Ben Zakkai.
What did Ben Zakkai ask about in one case to find contradictions?
The color and shape of fig stems.
What happens if a witness doesn’t know the answer to an interrogation question?
The testimony is void (canceled).
