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Testimony in Jewish law consists of testimony by eligible witnesses to a Beit Din (court) authorized to render decisions according to halakhah (Jewish law). Eligible witnesses must in almost all cases be free men who are not deaf, mentally or morally unsuitable, or too young for Bar Mitzvah; in particular, women are in most cases not eligible.
For example, since murder was a capital crime, giving false testimony in a murder case was subject to the death penalty. Those eager to receive or listen to false testimony were also subject to punishment. [12] False witness is among the six things God hates, king Solomon says. [13] False testimony is among the things that defile a person ...
Laws concerning the Sanhedrin and punishments that only they can impose (Mitzvot: 540 - 569 ) Laws concerning testimony (Mitzvot: 570 - 577 ) Laws concerning judges who rebel against decisions of higher courts. (Mitzvot: 578 - 586 ) Laws concerning mourners (Mitzvot: 587 - 590 )
The rabbis on the beth din do not have to be expert in all aspects of Jewish law, rather only the area in question. For example, a beth din for conversion need only have expertise in conversion, not necessarily in all areas of Jewish law. [3] There are also a number of opinions that permit women to serve on a beth din.
Pages in category "Jewish courts and civil law" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. ... Testimony in Jewish law; Toanot Rabniyot; Y.
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