This week we will begin Masechet Makkot by examining cases where false witnesses (eidim zomemim) are liable for punishment, including when their false testimony could not have possibly been true, and debates whether they receive the punishment they intended to inflict or not. In the second chapter, the Gemara explores distinctions between different types of murderers—intentional vs. unintentional—and elaborates on the legal process that determines who goes to a city of refuge (ir miklat).
