[Avodah] Power of shofet/reish gluta

[Rich, Joel]

Rambam Sanhedrin 4:13 claims that "Roshei galuyot bbavel bmkom melech
hein omdim." It's certainly a fascinating assertion - what does bmkom
mean?
For example, does he need to keep a sefer torah with him.....? Do we
think it was duraita or halacha moshe misinai what to do after a melech
had been chosen and then the position phased out by life around it? From
whence did the power of premelech leadership(shoftim) flow?

KT
Joel Rich
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