Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 181 Part 1/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What does the Kitzur ask of litigants, judges and witnesses so that a din Torah stays honest? The Kitzur bars presenting a case to a judge alone, bribery by giver as well as taker, and false claims even by one who knows he is right. The Kitzur lists seven attributes a judge has to have.

Key points

• The Kitzur forbids a litigant to present his case without the other, or even to arrive early.
• The Kitzur bars a false claim even by one who knows he is right.
• The Kitzur forbids standing beside a single witness as a silent prop to frighten the debtor.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Speaking to a judge alone
2. 1:49Bribery of judges
3. 2:59Making a false claim
4. 6:58Three claimants posing as witnesses
5. 8:00Representatives forging a compromise
6. 9:21Seven attributes of a judge
7. 13:33The obligation to testify
8. 15:51When a single witness counts

Topics

• Dayanim
• Eidus
• Sheker