Gefet- Gemara, Perushim, and Tosafot, an in-depth Iyun gemara shiur

Rav and Shmuel debate whether the passage in Sefer Shmuel known as “parashat hamelech” really outlines the rights of a Jewish king or whether its purpose was something else entirely. What kind of authority does the Torah grant to a leader of Am Yisrael? What is the relationship between his public authority and his private rights? Join us as we see several views among the rishonim on the Torah’s vision for political authority.