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Din & Daf: Dealing with Uncertainty: Does a Statistical Minority (Mi'ut) Matter
Din & Daf: Conceptual Analysis of Halakha Through Case Study with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
In cases of uncertainty, Jewish law generally follows the majority. This is the case where there is a concrete majority before us (רובא דאיתא קמן), such as a majority of judges who rule one. It is also the case where a statistical majority (רובא דליתא קמן) creates a legal presumption, such as the legal assumption that a married pregnant woman has conceived via her husband rather than someone else. In such cases, the law asserts that רוב בעילות אחר הבעל - the statistical majority of sexual unions of a…
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