[Avodah] Lo tasur

[Rich, Joel]

The Sefer Hachinuch (495) extends the mitzvah from Sanhedrin to "to
listen and act in all times to the command of the judge; that is the
greatest wise man....."

It appears the use of the singular is consistent with those that hold
the purpose of the mitzvah is to ensure a "1 torah" system.

Question: Was there ever a post-sanhedrin period where this position
would have a nafka-mina (i.e. 1 universally recognized authority)? Or am
I being too literal in my understanding?

KT
Joel Rich
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