*7.1 Makkos Daf 05 A (Bottom Line)*

*7.1 Makkos Daf 05 A (Bottom Line)**Summary**Mishna* (6.2): The same two eidim can be mazim even a hundred pairs of witnesses. Rabbi Yehuda says this is a crooked pair. Eidim are only believed against the first set of witnesses.*Gemara:* If the witnesses are considered crooked, their words *shouldn’t be accepted against the first set* either!?*Rabbi Avahu:* The _mishna_ refers to a case in which the *first set* was *already put to death.**Challenge:*The mishna is here to teach us _halachos,_ *not to tell us stories* that happened.*Rava:* The _mishna’s_ intention is: If there is *only one set* that is _huzam_ , that’s when the _mazimim_ are believed.*Question:* The _mishna_ speaks of the *first set,* not of *one set* ?*Answer: That’s a good question!* (Something is wrong with the wording of the *mishna* and it needs to be amended).*Story:* A woman brought witnesses who were found to be false. She brought other witnesses who were again found to be false. Finally she brought witnesses who were not found false.*Reish Lakish:* It is already *established that this woman brings false witnesses* and we cannot accept the third testimony.*Rabbi Elazar:* The fact that she is a faker *doesn’t prove that all Jews are fakers* and we must accept the testimony of two kosher Jews.*Another time:* Such a case came before Rabbi Yochanan: *Reish Lakish* repeated his opinion, but *Rabbi Yochanan* countered with Rabbi Elazar’s prior argument. Reish Lakish was upset with Rabbi Elazar for not sharing previously that his source was in fact Rabbi Yochanan. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate