• November 5, 2026
  • 25 5787, Heshvan
  • פרשת חיי שרה

The King & the Sanhedrin

Hello

Last week we saw how the roles of the king and the courts are described in the Tanach. We saw that kings dispensed justice which leads one to wonder were there boundaries of jurisdiction separating the royal court from the judicial court.

Today we will see how the Rambam and the Ran viewed the role played by kings vis a vis the role of the courts in the maintenance of a civil society.