Parshas Mishpatim (Rebroadcast)
The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Do Not Pervert the Judgment of the Destitute Person
Rashi: It's your job to follow the law and not to try to write, so to speak, what you think is something that god did that was wrong. In capital crime case, after the ruling has been rendered, can it be undone with appeal? Interesting question. So here we e told that it depends. If the person was found guilty, we could still appeal and find acquittal. Whereas if the person was finding innocent, it is prohibited for the court of law to undo that once theyr found innocent. And in verse seven, we're told to distance ourselves from falsehood. For i shall not exonerate the wicked. Verse nine, were told a second time, not
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