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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><BR><BR>It just occured to me this week that the US
court system is almost exactly Yitro's advice. The more high-profile (and big) a
court case is, the higher it gets pushed in the courts until it could reach the
supreme court. Contrast this with the Halachik process, where the average person
asks their rabbi who, if he doesn't know the answer ask his rav etc. <BR><BR>Kol
Tuv,<BR>~Liron Kopinsky<BR><SPAN class=304304017-20012008><FONT face=Arial
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color=#0000ff size=2>What I wonder is what was the mechanism for issues
moving up the food chain. Where could different "states" (shvatim,
localities) have differing psak and when did the sanhedrin have the right and or
duty to unify? Or would a local bet din not give psak if it weren't 100%
sure?<BR><BR>KT</FONT></SPAN><BR></DIV><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td><br>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE <br>
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