{"id":11530,"date":"2008-02-22T01:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/life\/other\/masechet_nedarim_6369\/"},"modified":"2015-10-28T09:57:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T14:57:03","slug":"masechet_nedarim_6369","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/torah\/masechet_nedarim_6369\/","title":{"rendered":"Masechet Nedarim 63a-69b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Coming Week&#8217;s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This month\u2019s Steinsaltz Daf Yomi is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Alan Harris, The Lewy Family Foundation, and Marilyn and Edward Kaplan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 63a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have already been introduced to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=632&amp;letter=J\">Rabbi Yehuda<\/a>&#8216;s teaching (see <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=909\">daf 55<\/a><\/em>) that a person&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a><\/em> must be evaluated both by the words that are used as well as by external indicators of the person&#8217;s intentions. In our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> we find this idea presented by Rabbi Yehuda in the context of time. For example, if a person vows to drink no wine <em>ad she-yehei ha-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/np.htm#pesach\">Pesach<\/a><\/em> \u2013 &#8220;until Passover will occur&#8221; \u2013 we interpret it to mean that he will refrain from wine until the night of the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#seder\">seder<\/a><\/em>. Given that a person is obligated to drink wine at the <em>seder<\/em>, we assume that he did not intend for his vow to extend to that night. Rabbi Yehudah&#8217;s son, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=432&amp;letter=J\">Rabbi Yossi<\/a>, adds another case. If a person vows to refrain from eating garlic <em>ad she-tehei <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shabbat\">Shabbat<\/a><\/em> \u2013 until Shabbat will occur \u2013 he is allowed to eat garlic on Friday night, since that is the common practice.<\/p>\n<p>The novelty in Rabbi Yehuda&#8217;s position is that although the expression <em>ad she-yehei<\/em> is usually understood to mean until the end of the time that is mentioned, in these cases we will interpret the <em>neder<\/em> based on external evidence of his intentions, rather than on the usual meaning of the words. Both the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=905&amp;letter=M\">Rambam<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=910&amp;letter=M\">Ramban<\/a> suggest that Rabbi Yehuda disagrees with the position stated in the earlier Mishnah, which would insist that a vow&#8217;s meaning be determined by common word usage. The Ramban explains that Rabbi Yossi goes one step further in suggesting that Rabbi Yehuda&#8217;s rule applies not only when the vow would affect a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mitzvah\">mitzvah<\/a><\/em> (like drinking wine at the <em>seder<\/em>) but even when it was just a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#minhag\">minhag<\/a><\/em> \u2013 an established tradition \u2013 like the case of eating garlic on Friday nights.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/content.asp?id=50\">Talmudic<\/a> times (as well as afterwards) it was considered Jewish tradition to eat garlic. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=43&amp;letter=B\">Bava Kamma<\/a> 82a) offers a list of the many health benefits accrued by eating that vegetable. Cooked garlic was understood to increase sperm, which is why it was traditional to eat on Friday nights when marital relations are encouraged. \u00a0In fact, eating garlic is listed as one of the ordinances established by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=578&amp;letter=E\">Ezra ha-Sofer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 64a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ninth <em>perek <\/em>of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#masechet\">Masechet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=855\">Nedarim<\/a><\/em> deals with the various ways that a vow can be annulled by a Jewish court or by a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#chacham\">chacham<\/a><\/em> (an ordained rabbi). One of the methods used by the court is a <em>petach<\/em> \u2013 an opening \u2013 that the rabbi might find by suggesting that the individual who made the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a> <\/em>may not have been aware of some mitigating circumstance when he took the vow. If he admits that with that knowledge he would never have vowed, the <em>chacham<\/em> can declare the vow to have been taken in error and declare it null and void.<\/p>\n<p>One of the questions addressed here is whether a situation that is <em>nolad<\/em> \u2013 one that did not exist at the time that the <em>neder<\/em> was made \u2013 can be used as a <em>petach<\/em>. For example, can a person who vows that he will derive no benefit from a certain individual ask to have the <em>neder<\/em> annulled if it turns out that he becomes a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=407&amp;letter=S\">sofer<\/a><\/em>? In such a case we find a dispute between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=215&amp;letter=E\">Rabbi Eliezer<\/a> and the <em>Chachamim<\/em>. Rabbi Eliezer believes that <em>nolad<\/em> can be used as a <em>petach<\/em>, while the <em>Chachamim<\/em> rule that it cannot.<\/p>\n<p>The term <em>sofer<\/em> is used in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> in a number of different ways. One meaning of <em>sofer<\/em> is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> scholar who is knowledgeable in the books of the Torah, as we find in the title carried by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=578&amp;letter=E\">Ezra ha-Sofer<\/a>. The Sages borrow this term when they refer to their own works, calling rabbinic ordinances <em>divrei soferim<\/em>. According to this definition, the argument of the man who took the vow was that he would not have wanted to distance himself from a person who became a Torah scholar, particularly because the scholar was sought after in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Another way the term <em>sofer<\/em> is used is to indicate a person&#8217;s profession as a scribe. Aside from writing <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#tefilin\">Tefillin<\/a><\/em> or <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mezuzah\">mezuzot<\/a><\/em>, a scribe also wrote deeds, contracts, etc. for the court or for individuals. As such, it is likely that the person who took the vow may need his services at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a <em>sofer<\/em> might be the title of someone who teaches children. In any case, it would be commonplace for a person to need the services of a <em>sofer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 65a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> brings a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=247&amp;letter=B\">baraita<\/a><\/em> saying that someone who has taken a vow that affects his friend should only arrange to annul the vow in that person&#8217;s presence. Two explanations for this rule are offered by the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#yerushalmi\">Talmud Yerushalmi<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Chashad<\/em> \u2013 suspicion. When the person does not keep the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a><\/em>, he will be suspected of ignoring his vow.<\/li>\n<li><em>Bushah<\/em> \u2013 embarrassment. We want the person who took the vow to be careful with his words, so we insist that he put himself in an embarrassing situation should he want to avoid keeping the <em>neder<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The commentaries point out that according to the first reason, it would be enough to simply inform the other party that the <em>neder<\/em> is no longer valid; although according to the second reason, he must do it in front of the other party.<\/p>\n<p>The Gemara offers two sources for this rule:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The story of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#moshe\">Moshe<\/a> who takes leave of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=258&amp;letter=J\">his father-in-law<\/a> and returns to Egypt. The passage (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shemot\">Shemot<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0204.htm#19\">4:19<\/a>) describing Moshe&#8217;s conversation with God is understood to include an instruction to first return to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=585&amp;letter=M\">Midyan<\/a> to arrange for permission to leave.<\/li>\n<li>The story of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=73&amp;letter=Z\">King Tzidkiyahu<\/a> who had vowed to remain loyal to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=154&amp;letter=N\">Nebuchadnezzar<\/a> and broke his word (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=494&amp;letter=C\">II Divrei HaYamim<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt25b36.htm#13\">36:13<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>According to the Gemara, the specific commitment that King Tzidkiyahu made was to keep a secret. He had once seen Nebuchadnezzar eating a live rabbit. Nebuchadnezzar was embarrassed to be seen behaving this way and made Tzidkiyahu take an oath not to reveal it. Tzidkiyahu could not contain himself, so he went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/sanhedrin.htm\">Sanhedrin<\/a> and arranged to have his vow annulled. Nebuchadnezzar took Tzidkiyahu before the Sanhedrin (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=226&amp;letter=K#758\">II Melachim<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt09b25.htm#6\">25:6<\/a>), which is understood to mean that Nebuchadnezzar approached a Jewish court and asked whether Tzidkiyahu had been given permission to break his vow. When Nebuchadnezzar asked whether this could even be done without the knowledge of the other party, the Sanhedrin removed their pillows from beneath themselves (as understood from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=30&amp;letter=L\">Eicha<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt3202.htm#10\">2:10<\/a>) and admitted their error.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 66a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One possible <em>petach<\/em> \u2013 i.e. grounds for annulment of a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a> <\/em>\u2013 that is presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> is <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shabbat\">Shabbat<\/a> v&#8217;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewish_holiday\">Yamim Tovim<\/a><\/em>. For example, a person who vows to refrain from eating meat can annul the vow if he agrees that he did not realize the problems that would ensue from his <em>neder<\/em> on <em>Shabbat<\/em> and holidays, when it is accepted that everyone eats meat.<\/p>\n<p>The Mishnah teaches that at first this was understood to be dispensation, which would allow the person to eat meat only on <em>Shabbat<\/em> and <em>Yom Tov<\/em>, even as the <em>neder<\/em> remained in effect on other days. Then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=1033&amp;letter=A\">Rabbi Akiva<\/a> came and taught <em>she-ha-neder she-batlah miktzato, batlah kulo<\/em> \u2013 when part of a vow is dispensed with, the entire <em>neder<\/em> becomes annulled. The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#yerushalmi\">Talmud Yerushalmi<\/a> <\/em>explains this based on the <em>pasuk\u00a0<\/em>in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#bamidbar\">Bamidbar<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#3\">30:3<\/a>), according to which a person must keep everything that he expresses as a <em>neder<\/em>. Once he is not keeping part of it, however, he does not need to keep any of it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rabbis\/ritva.htm\">Ritva<\/a> explains the case of the Mishnah as one where, at the time of the <em>neder<\/em>, the person believed that his <em>neder<\/em> would not apply to <em>Shabbat<\/em> and <em>Yom Tov<\/em>. Once he is made aware of the fact that it will apply to those days as well, he uses that information as a <em>petach<\/em> to annul the vow. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rabbis\/meiri.htm\">Meiri<\/a> suggests that the case of the Mishnah is one where the person took the <em>neder<\/em> without thinking through all of the repercussions and without realizing that during the period of his vow there would be days when he could not keep the <em>neder<\/em>. Thus, the <em>petach<\/em> is that, had he realized that such days were included, he would never have taken the vow. Furthermore, argues the Meiri, we may be dealing with a situation where the person does not realize that he is obligated to eat on <em>Shabbat<\/em> and holidays, and when that is clarified to him, he declares that he would not have taken such a <em>neder<\/em> in the first place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 67a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The previous <em>perek <\/em>of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#masechet\">Masechet<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=855\">Nedarim<\/a> <\/em>focused on <em>hatarat nedarim<\/em> \u2013 annulment of a vow by appealing to a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#chacham\">chacham<\/a> <\/em>or a Jewish court of law. The tenth <em>perek<\/em>, which begins on our <em>daf<\/em>, turns its attention to <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> \u2013 annulment of vows taken by a woman while she is living in her father&#8217;s house or in her husband&#8217;s house. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#bamidbar\">Bamidbar<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#4\">30:4-9<\/a>) if a woman takes a vow, either her father or her husband has the right to annul it if he chooses to do so on the same day that he becomes aware of it. Our <em>perek<\/em> focuses specifically on a case where the woman is engaged to be married, but is still living in her father&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> in the <em>perek<\/em> teaches us that in such a case only the combined efforts of the father and the husband will effectively annul the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The engaged woman whose case is under discussion is referred to as a <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em>. A <em>na&#8217;arah<\/em> is a girl from the time that she is twelve years old \u2013 or, more specifically, a girl who has seen signs of physical maturity at about that age \u2013 until she is twelve and a half. When she is twelve and a half, she becomes an independent adult \u2013 a <em>bogeret<\/em> \u2013 at which time she is no longer considered to be in her father&#8217;s charge at all. While she is a <em>na&#8217;arah<\/em>, however, her father is still in charge of her with regard to several <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakhot<\/a><\/em>, e.g. the father can arrange a marriage for her.<\/p>\n<p>As noted above, the situation of a <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em> is that she is partially in her father&#8217;s charge, by dint of her age, and partially in her husband&#8217;s charge, by dint of their engagement (while we have translated <em>erusin<\/em> as &#8220;engagement,&#8221; in <em>halakha<\/em> it is actually the first stage of marriage, that will be completed with <em>nisu&#8217;in<\/em>). The commentaries point out that our Mishnah describes the &#8220;upper limit&#8221; of this law \u2013 that until she is twelve and a half, her father will play a role in <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> together with her husband; after that time the role reverts solely to her husband. Nevertheless, a girl who is younger than twelve who is engaged will also be subject to <em>hafarah<\/em> through the combined efforts of her father and husband, assuming that her cognitive abilities have developed to the extent that she understands the meaning and significance of a <em>neder<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 68a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We learned on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=921\">yesterday&#8217;s <em>daf<\/em><\/a> that a <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em> \u2013 a twelve year old girl who is engaged \u2013 can have her vows annulled through the joint agreement of her father and her husband. Although the rules of <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> that appear in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#sefer\">Sefer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#bamidbar\">Bamidbar<\/a><\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#4\">30:4-9<\/a>) discuss the father&#8217;s right to annul vows and the husband&#8217;s right to annul vows, this specific case is not mentioned. What is the source for this law?<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> offers a number of possible sources for this. On our <em>daf<\/em> we find a teaching from the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beth_midrash\">bet midrash<\/a><\/em> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=280&amp;letter=I\">Rabbi Yishmael<\/a> which suggests that the source is the very last <em>pasuk <\/em>in the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parsha\">parashah<\/a><\/em> (Bamidbar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#17\">30:17<\/a>). The passage concludes <em>ben ish le-ishto, ben av le-bito<\/em> <em>bine&#8217;urehah bet avihah<\/em> \u2013 that these rules of <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> apply to situations \u201cbetween a husband and wife, between a father and daughter, while she is living in her father&#8217;s house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rashi.htm\">Rashi<\/a> explains that this closing passage is totally unnecessary, since the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> clearly stated the relationships earlier. Thus we must conclude that this discusses a new case &#8211; <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em>. Since we find the father and husband mentioned together, we must conclude that they partner in this case.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=309&amp;letter=N\">Ran<\/a> explains that Rabbi Yishmael does not perceive the end of this <em>pasuk<\/em> \u2013 <em>bine&#8217;urehah bet avihah<\/em> \u2013 &#8220;while she is a <em>na&#8217;arah <\/em>in her father&#8217;s house&#8221; \u2013 as a concluding phrase, but rather as a new case: that of a <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rit&#8221;z quoted in the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=1961&amp;letter=A\">Shittah Mekubetzet<\/a><\/em> also bases his approach on the concluding words <em>bine&#8217;urehah bet avihah<\/em>, asking &#8220;why would the Torah limit the case to a situation where she is a <em>na&#8217;arah <\/em>in her father&#8217;s house?&#8221; Rather we must conclude that this is pointing to a unique case where the married woman is still perceived as being in her father&#8217;s house \u2013 the case of a <em>na&#8217;arah me&#8217;orasah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 69a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have been discussing the rules of <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> \u2013 the right of a girl&#8217;s father or a woman&#8217;s husband to annul her vows upon hearing them. The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakhot<\/a> <\/em>that appear in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#sefer\">Sefer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#bamidbar\">Bamidbar<\/a><\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#14\">30:14-16<\/a>) consider two other possible reactions: either silence, or <em>hakamat ha-neder<\/em> \u2013 affirming that the vow should take effect. In both of these cases \u2013 i.e. if the father or husband hears the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=115&amp;letter=V\">neder<\/a> <\/em>and does nothing for the day, or else says &#8220;yes, I want that <em>neder<\/em> to take effect,&#8221; the vow can no longer be removed by the father or the husband.<\/p>\n<p>We have already seen that <em>nedarim<\/em> can also be annulled by another method \u2013 <em>hatarat nedarim<\/em>, where the person who took a vow approaches the Jewish court or a single ordained Rabbi and does <em>she&#8217;ela<\/em>, asking that the <em>neder<\/em> be annulled because of a mistaken impression at the time that the vow was taken. In our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=5&amp;letter=R\">Rava<\/a> asks whether the concept of <em>she&#8217;ela<\/em> can be applied to a case of <em>hakamat ha-neder<\/em> or <em>hafarat ha-neder<\/em>.<em>\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rashi.htm\">Rashi<\/a> explains that Rava&#8217;s original question was whether the father or the husband who affirmed the <em>neder<\/em> can approach a rabbi and explain that the affirmation was mistaken. This would be possible because <em>hakamah<\/em> can be seen as a type of <em>neder<\/em> and thus can be treated like one. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=166&amp;letter=E\">Rabbi Elazar mi-Metz<\/a> offers an alternative approach to the question, explaining that the reference is to the girl or the wife who took the <em>neder<\/em>. Can she approach the court or a sage and ask to have her vow annulled after it was affirmed by her father or by her husband? Should we say that their approval simply makes this a vow like any other, or does the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> give them the power to affirm the <em>neder<\/em> such that it is now a stronger obligation than a standard vow, and she will no longer be able to have it annulled due to its affirmation?<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Gemara quotes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=357&amp;letter=J\">Rabbi Yochanan<\/a> as ruling that one can be <em>sho&#8217;el<\/em> on <em>hakamah<\/em> but not on <em>hafarah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>In addition to his monumental translation and commentary on the Talmud, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored dozens of books and hundreds of articles on a variety of topics, both Jewish and secular. For more information about Rabbi Steinsaltz&#8217;s groundbreaking work in Jewish education, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/wp-admin\/www.steinsaltz.org\">www.steinsaltz.org<\/a> or contact the Aleph Society at 212-840-1166.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coming Week&#8217;s Daf Yomi by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz This essay is based upon the insights and chidushim (original ideas) of Talmudic scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, as published in the Hebrew version of the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud. 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