Series: Five Minute Parsha

Venue: Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion

Parsha:

Mishpatim 

Collections: R' Freedman Rav Chaim Kanievsky at Your Shabbos Table

Description

The law of "double jeopardy" tells us to not re-try and punish someone who was exonerated by beit din, even if new testimony comes to light. Why not? The Ta'ama Dikra (Rav Chaim Kanievsky) explains.