Talmud in Verse- Tractate Makkot

Talmud in Verse- Tractate Makkot

For the completion of Tractate Makkot in the current cycle of Talmud study in Daf Yomi

Makkot follows Tractate Sanhedrin,

Related criminal matters that teach

Of false witnesses, exile and punishment

To conclude with the lessons of the courts.

False witnesses lead to dismissal of cases,

Or even punishment for the incrimination

Of intended suspects to a crime,

Never committed for which they are accused.

Two witnesses are always required

To condemn in judgment a felon.

The accused must also have been forewarned,

That the act is forbidden, punished by law.

Rehabilitation not incarceration

Seeks to bring repentance and redemption.