When a certain רב was yet a child, he said that it is well known that a relative is פסול לעדות even לחובה. “But why?” he asked. “He’s not נוגע בדבר, when he’s testifying to the detriment of his relative.” The child answered his question: “The תורה says with respect to עדות that ועמדו שני האנשים. This teaches that they have to be אנשים. And a person who is willing to testify against his own relative is not בחזקת איש.”
05/10/2021