Choshen Mishpat is the section of Shulchan Aruch, the code of Jewish Law, that deals with monetary mattes. In this podcast we will study Choshen Mishpat in order. The first section of Choshen Mishpat deals with the laws of Dayanim, rabbinical judges. The podcast consists of brief recordings, each approximately 4-5 minutes long.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’ifim 6–8: Related Issues Discussed Elsewhere</h2>These final סעיפים briefly mention three related procedural questions, but the שולחן ערוך refers them to other סימנים where they are discussed in detail.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: Practical Application of Legal Expenses Today</h2>This section explains how the halachic principles of legal expenses are applied in contemporary batei din, where litigation costs can be substantial.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: Proving and Assessing Litigation Expenses</h2>This section discusses how בית דין determines the amount of expenses a סרבן must reimburse: whether proof is required, whether בית דין may estimate the costs, and whether the claimant may collect by oath.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: Further Details in the Commentaries on Legal Expenses</h2>This section discusses several practical details in the מפרשים regarding when a סרבן must reimburse the claimant’s litigation expenses.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: The Shulchan Aruch and Rema on Reimbursement of Legal Expenses</h2>This section explains the ruling of the שולחן ערוך and רמ״א regarding when a losing party must reimburse the other side’s legal expenses.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: The Mordechai on Legal Expenses Caused by Unnecessary Travel</h2>This section explains the opinion of the מרדכי (Mordechai) regarding litigation expenses, especially where one party caused the other to travel to בית דין for no purpose.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: The Rashba and the Beit Yosef on Expenses Caused by Refusal to Appear</h2>This section discusses whether a defendant who refuses to appear before בית דין must reimburse the claimant for expenses incurred in pursuing the case through secular courts.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: Expenses Caused by the Borrower’s Conduct</h2>This section discusses whether a borrower or defendant must reimburse expenses that he caused the claimant to incur in collecting a debt or bringing the matter before בית דין.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: The Rosh’s Distinction Between Ordinary Expenses and Expenses Caused by Refusal to Appear</h2>This section explains the Rosh’s distinction between ordinary litigation expenses, which are generally not reimbursed, and expenses caused by a party’s refusal to appear before בית דין.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 5: Legal Expenses in Beit Din</h2>This section introduces the halachic question of whether a successful litigant can recover legal expenses incurred in bringing or defending a claim before בית דין.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: The Practical Importance of Giving Reasons for a Beit Din’s Ruling</h2>This section explains why, even where halachah may not formally require it, contemporary בתי דין should generally provide reasoned written decisions.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: The Ruling of the Shulchan Aruch and Rema on Providing Reasons for a Beit Din’s Decision</h2>This section explains the final halachic ruling regarding when a בית דין must provide the reasoning or written record behind its פסק דין.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: The Opinion of the Rosh and Tur on Explaining a Beit Din’s Ruling</h2>This section explains the opinion of the רא״ש (Rosh) and טור (Tur) regarding when a בית דין must provide the reasoning behind its ruling.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: The Ramban’s View on Explaining a Beit Din’s Ruling</h2>This section explains the opinion of the רמב״ן (Ramban) regarding when a בית דין must provide reasons for its ruling, and what exactly it must write when a litigant wants the ruling reviewed.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: When Must Beit Din Explain Its Ruling?</h2>This section examines the apparent contradiction between the Gemara in Sanhedrin and the Gemara in Bava Metzia regarding when דיינים must provide the reasoning behind their decision.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 4: Must the Dayanim Explain the Reasoning Behind Their Ruling?</h2>This סעיף (se’if — paragraph) discusses when, if ever, a בית דין must provide the parties with the reasoning behind its judgment.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 3: Choosing Between Two Local Dayanim</h2>This סעיף (se’if — paragraph) discusses whether a litigant may choose between two local rabbinical judges when one דיין is greater than the other.

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<h2>Siman 14, Se’if 2: Ensuring Impartiality When Consulting a Superior Beit Din</h2>This סעיף (se’if — paragraph) explains how the parties’ written arguments should be presented when a local בית דין seeks guidance from a greater halachic authority, particularly when one litigant is a תלמיד חכם and the other is unlearned.

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<h2>Disputes Over the Choice of Beit Din: Summary and Contemporary Practice</h2>This section summarises the rules governing disputes over which rabbinical court should hear a case and explains how those rules are commonly applied in practice today.

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<h2>Choshen Mishpat Siman 14: When a Powerful Local Figure Must Be Judged Elsewhere</h2>Topic in one line: This section explains the Rema’s final point in se’if 1: when a litigant is so powerful or influential in his city that the local Beit Din may not be impartial, the case may be transferred to another city.