Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 28, discusses the death penalty in foreign lands, and whether one should assume that a person has been killed if sentenced to death. Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to explore why this issue is an important factor in relation to the rules of divorce. How have rabbis, ancient and modern, tried to gain clarity on this topic? Listen and find out.

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Gittin 28 – Relying on the Testimony of the Government