[Avodah] Beit din shel Matah vs. Maalah

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:34:18 +0300
"Michael Makovi" <mikewinddale at gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> My rabbi brought a teshuva, maybe from the Noda b'Yehuda (but I don't
> know) that expanded on the idea that a beit din shel matah cannot
> judge your intentions and thoughts but rather it judges only your
> actions and punishes accordingly, while shel maalah judges everything
> (such as extenuating circumstances, eg. poor hungry thief) and also
> can accept your teshuva.

You're probably referring to Noda Be'Yehudah Kama OH 35 s.v. Elah
She'omer Ani.

> Mikha'el Makovi

Yitzhak
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