Venue: Yeshiva of Central Queens Yeshiva of Central Queens

Parsha:

Shemini 

Collections: R' Schachter YCQ Yevamos

References: Yevamot: 87b ,  Yevamot: 88a  

Description

Do rabbis have the authority to be lenient in a biblical prohibition? Who can be meifir the neder of a 12+ year old girl? How does a sotah become tamei if she did not touch something tamei? How does marriage get broken after adultery? Can the raped wife of a kohen remain married? What is the source that one witness is believed by issur? Give a case where a man is believed against the testimony of two witnesses. Can a person claim that he did a sin? Do squatters have rights? Is migu believed against witnesses? Do witnesses know or only see? What do one witness, a chazaka, or rov accomplish and why? Which of the above is the strongest proof? Chumash-Shemini: Why does the Torah prohibit touching a dead sheretz if one can touch a dead person?