Sanhedrin 78

Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 78, informs us that if 10 people beat an 11th to death together they are exempt from punishment. What’s the moral logic of this controversial statement? And what does it teach us about waging war on Hamas and its many willing executioners? Listen and find out.

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