Disqualified Testimony
Core requirements for valid testimony
Requiring that the witnesses intend to be witnesses when they see the event: Keritot 12b
Contradicting other Witnesses with "We Never Saw That"
By Testimony of "Nitkadshah [She was Engaged]": Ketuvot 23a
A Self-Contradictory Set of Witnesses
Edicts are not needed by Testimony, which is usually done by Quick and Careful people, not by the general populace: Pesachim 12b
One witness says an event happened on the 2nd of a month, and one the 3rd: Pesachim 11b
One says it happened on the 3rd, one on the 5th: Pesachim 11b
Total error allowed in Testimony regarding the hour in which an event occurred: Pesachim 11b-12b
One says it happened in the 2nd hour, one says the 3rd: Pesachim 11b-12a
One says it happened in the 3rd hour, one says the 5th: Pesachim 11b-12a
One says it happened in the 5th hour, one says the 7th: Pesachim 11b-12a
One says Before Sunrise and One says After: Pesachim 12b-13a
One says Before Sunrise and One says During: Pesachim 12b-13a
People do not err between daytime and nighttime: Pesachim 12a-b
People do not err between East and West [Location of Sun in morning or afternoon]: Pesachim 12b
Challenges to Testimony
Validity of a challenge by a single witness: Ketuvot 26a
A Challenge against a single witness, where one witness is acceptable: Ketuvot 26a
Back to Home
Search by Category
Search by Google
WWW
Webshas
Alphabetical Index
About WebShas
