Study Sanhedrin folio 35A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
And it is written: “And Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, took sackcloth and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night” (II Samuel 21:
The Talmud discusses the incident of the Israelites who worshipped the idol of Peor in the wilderness. And it is written: “And YHWH said unto Moses: Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them unto YHWH facing the sun, that the fierce anger of YHWH may turn away from Israel” (Numbers 25:4). Th
Rav Yehuda says that Rav says: The reason for selecting the chiefs of the tribes was not to punish them. Rather, God said to Moses: Apportion courts for the chiefs of the tribes, and each court will judge and punish the transgressors of its tribe. The Talmud asks: What is the reason that multiple c
The Talmud explains: Rather, the reason for the appointment of multiple courts was in order that the fierce anger of YHWH may turn away from Israel. The fierce anger of God would remain until those who engaged in idol worship were punished. Therefore, it was necessary to try them in due haste.
§ The Mishnah teaches: In cases of monetary law, the court may conclude the deliberations and issue the ruling even on that same day, whether to exempt the accused or to find him liable. In cases of capital law, the court may conclude the deliberations and issue the ruling even on that same day to