In this week’s Parsha, we learn a fascinating halachah regarding a Bais Din that saw a murder. Rabbi Akiva, based on the passuk that states, “They cannot kill the murderer until he stands before the community for judgement,” that even a Bais Din cannot kill a murderer that they witnessed commit his crime until he is convicted by another Bais Din.
Although they clearly know his guilt, they still cannot punish until his conviction.

Rabbi Aharon Dovid Singer
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