Barry Epstein asked:
R' Avin- committing a capital offense and a monetary offense at the same time exempts one from the monetary payment.
R' Yirmiyah- If monetary liability occurs at the beginning of an extended act that results in the death penalty, he is liable for both.
Gemara:in the end, they hold like R'Yirmiyah.
But I am told the halachah is like R' Avin.
How is this? What value is there in the phrase "in the end, they hold like?"
Barry Epstein, Dallas, USA
The Kollel replies:
When the Gemara said "and in the end, they they hold like Rebbi Yirmiyah" it is not deciding the Halachah, but rather determining the Halachic viewpoint of a teaching quoted by the father of Rebbi Avin.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose