1) Ch. 16, v. 18: "Shoftim v'shotrim" Judges and enforcers Why is this law juxtaposed to the festivals of the previous parsha?
2) Ch. 17, v. 8: "Bein dom l'dom" Between blood and blood What is the issue at hand for which we must decide between one type of blood and another?
3) Ch. 17, v. 1: "Asher yi'h'yeh vo moom" That will have a flaw Why doesn't the verse simply say "asher bo moom"?
4) Ch. 17, v. 11: "Lo sosur min hadovor asher yagidu l'cho yomin usmole" Do not deviate from the ruling that they relate to you neither right nor left Rashi (Sifri #154) says that these words teach us that you must follow their rulings even if they tell you that right is left and left is right, i.e. even if to you it is crystal-clear that they said the exact opposite of the proper ruling. Is the intention of our verse to tell us that we are guaranteed that they will surely come to a correct ruling, no matter how preposterous it seems to us?
5) Ch. 17, v. 13: "V'chol ho'om yish'm'u v'yiro'u" And all the nation shall hear and fear Rashi (gemara Sanhedrin 89a) says that we derive from these words that we do not put the rebellious scholar to death immediately, as is the case with others, but rather, we wait until all the bnei Yisroel assemble at the next of the thrice yearly pilgrimages, and put him to death in a public display. This is derived from "and all the nation." We similarly find this expression or "v'chol Yisroel" by the person who incites idol-worship, the rebellious son, and the false witnesses called "zom'mim." Is their death likewise delayed until a Yom Tov?
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