Rabbi Y. Gimple

Capital Punishment – Appendices

Introduction This article will provide background information on some prohibitions punishable by stoning. This article serves as a continuation of the article on this web site, “Capital Punishment – Details – Stoning. For convenience of the reader this article is presented separately due to the size of the companion article. This article discusses the following …

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Capital Punishment – Details – Others

Introduction This article will examine transgressions that lead to capital punishment from the following perspectives: Scriptural analysis. Details of transgression.   Due to the scope of this topic, this article will address transgressions which are punishable by burning, beheading, and strangulation. A companion article on this web site, “Capital Punishment – Details – Stoning” addresses transgressions …

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Capital Punishment – Details – Stoning

  Introduction This article will examine the different transgressions that lead to capital punishment of stoning from the following perspectives: Scriptural analysis. Details of transgression. Scriptural Analysis The Talmud (e.g. Sanhedrin 49a) states that for any transgression which leads to capital punishment, the Torah must provide a verse for the mention of the transgression and …

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Admonitions

Introduction Text The Torah includes the following major admonitions where the Israelites are warned about dire consequences if they do not observe the commandments: Leviticus 26:14-43. Deuteronomy 28:15-68.  The Torah prefaces these warnings with great blessing of peace, prosperity, and divine communion: Leviticus 26:3-13. Deuteronomy 28:1-14. In addition to these major admonitions Moses warns the …

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Dreams – Aggadah

Introduction The fascinating topic of dreams is discussed in scripture, Talmud, Midrash, Zohar, and Shulchan Aruch with associated commentaries which prompt the obvious questions, “Are dreams prophetic or simply figments of one’s imagination?” Compounding this mystery is the wide range of statements from scripture and the Talmud about dreams as follows: Dreams speak falsehoods (Zachariah …

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