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A new Mishna reminds us that an ona'a is defined as at least four silver me'a from the twenty-four silver me'a that make up a sela, or one-sixth. The smallest monetary court claim where a person can require an accused to take an oath is two silver me'a. A person is required to go to court only if their wrongdoing was worth at least one peruta.
The Gemara wonders whether demai, doubtful produce, should be in the same category as the other halachot which are Torah-given laws. They are reminded of Rabbi Meir's ruling regarding divorce. Laws regarding divorce were considered to be as important as Torah-derived laws.
We examine the notion of עָשׂוּ חֲכָמִים חִיזּוּק לְדִבְרֵיהֶם כְּשֶׁל תּוֹרָה and the development of rabbinic authority after the priesthood.