Tuesday, 26 October 2010

Bachavura Nimnu v'Gamru - is a Sanhedrin Needed?

Makkot 21b re: kil'ayim
Here we see the term "Nimnu v'Gamru" used to determine a Halachah by majority vote OUTSIDE of a Sanhedrin
Shalom RRW

1 comment:

micha berger said...

R' Yannai uses the idiom again on Temurah 7a. Different din, same amora -- and the only one of Chazal who says "bachabura nimnu vegamru" in either Talmud.

R' Yannai was a first generation amor, and av beis din in Tzippori when the Sanhedrin was there. So, your citation doesn't necessarily refer to a vote outside Sanhedrin. And in fact probably doesn't.

-micha