Twenty-three, rather than the usual three judges, must sit on the rabbinical court, among other requirements; circumstantial evidence is never allowed in a Jewish court hearing a capital case. ... Affirming a shared understanding of the sanctity of human life, the members of the Consultation declared: "We have committed ourselves to work together, and each within our own communities, toward ending the death penalty." ...

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