[Avodah] Motive for the Restart of Smicha

[Joel Rich]

On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 1:44PM Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
> There is a long history of the rabbinate, without semichah, using
> corporeal punishment as needed for the survival and integrity of the
> community.

> You need a beid din of semuchim for obligatory malkus, but that's not
> the only case in which corporeal punishment is permitted.

> So, what could they accomplish that could only be done through semichah?

I would think that heavenly kappara might only be associated with heavenly
established lashes

kt
joel rich