Should we be permitted to take the law into our own hands when law enforcement is not present?
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Excerpt: Tractate Brachot 5a.3 – 5b.1
Tractate Brachot is the first tractate of Seder Zeraim of the Mishnah, the first major text of Jewish law. It primarily addresses the rules regarding the Shema, the Amidah, Birkat Hamazon, Kiddush, Havdalah and other blessings and prayers. It is the only tractate in Zeraim to have a Gemara from both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud.