The Exilarch and Rabbinic Judicial Authority
Rav said, “Whosoever wants to rule as judge and if he errs, to be exempt [from liability] and not pay, he should receive authority from the exilarchate.” And so said Samuel, “He should receive authority from the exilarchate.”
Translated by Shai Secunda.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
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