[Avodah] The Rosh ruled that a rav was a zaken mamre

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Zev Sero wrote:

> The Rosh seems to have taken a broader view of the power given him by
> the king.

Please explain your understanding of the Rosh's view on this. The local civil king might have granted the Rosh some very broad powers, but if the Torah denies him those powers, what good is the king's permission?

In other words: According to my understanding, there are only two circumstances under which the Torah allows a Jew to kill another: (a) In the case where a duly-constituted beis din has sentenced someone to death, and (b) To prevent a murderer or potential murderer from murdering, and this includes lots of cases such as self-defense, getting rid of a moser, and the like.

Does the example of the Rosh fit into one of these two? Is there a third that I didn't think of?

Akiva Miller

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