Musar for Rosh Hashanah 51:2
אפילו תימא רבי עקיבא עד כאן לא קאמר רבי עקיבא התם אלא בדיני נפשות דרחמנא אמר (במדבר לה, כד) ושפטו העדה והצילו העדה וכיון דחזיוהו דקטל נפשא לא מצו חזו ליה זכותא אבל הכא אפילו ר' עקיבא מודה:
R'Akiba meant this rule to apply only to capital cases, in regard to which the All-Merciful enjoined, the congregation shall judge. and the congregation shall deliver<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num,. XXXV, 25, 26. The word 'deliver' is taken by R. Akiba to mean 'find a defence for'.');"><sup>1</sup></span> and since they have seen him slay a person, they cannot find any defence for him.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
לא תאפה חמץ . The prohibition to bake the part of the מנחה set aside for consumption by the priests as leavened dough which is derived from 6,9 is rooted in the above mentioned principle of אין קטיגור נעשה סניגור, that the advocate for the prosecution cannot also act as counsel for the defense. The offering which symbolized the sin must be totally burned without it being allowed an opportunity to develop mildew, etc., which could be the case while the dough rises before being baked. Hence the Torah insists that all of the dough be baked only as Matzah i.e. unleavened bread or cake. Traditionally we equate Chametz with the accuser. Thus far Rabbi Menachem Habavli.
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