Today’s Talmud page, Ketubot 21, wonders what we should do if a judge is also a witness to the case he's adjudicating. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to shed some light on Judaism's approach to criminal justice, and why it continues to inspire us today. Did the Talmud inspire the TV hit show Law and Order? Listen and find out.
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