{"id":11553,"date":"2008-02-29T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/life\/other\/masechet_nedarim_7076\/"},"modified":"2015-10-28T10:18:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:18:48","slug":"masechet_nedarim_7076","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/torah\/masechet_nedarim_7076\/","title":{"rendered":"Masechet Nedarim 70a-76b"},"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><strong><u>Nedarim 70a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choosing to become a <em>nazir<\/em> (i.e. to refrain from drinking wine, cutting one&#8217;s hair or coming into contact with the dead) is essentially a type of <em>neder <\/em>(vow). Thus, a woman who accepts upon herself to be a <em>nezirah<\/em> can have her statement annulled by her father or husband if they object to it on the day that they hear of it, just like any other case of <em>neder<\/em>. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> quotes a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=247&amp;letter=B&amp;search=baraita\">baraita<\/a><\/em> that rules that in a case where a woman says <em>hareini nezirah<\/em> \u2013 &#8220;I accept upon myself the rules of a <em>nazir<\/em>&#8221; \u2013 and her husband says in response <em>va-ani<\/em> \u2013 &#8220;I am, as well,&#8221; the husband can no longer annul his wife&#8217;s vow of <em>nezirut<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At first, the Gemara tries to use this ruling to conclude that once a <em>neder<\/em> has been approved by the husband, he cannot change his mind and do <em>hafarah<\/em> on the <em>neder<\/em> (annul the vow) later that day, since a <em>hakamah<\/em> (a statement of support for the vow) that has been made cannot be changed. The Gemara explains, however, that there is a different rule that is applicable in this case. In fact, we do not consider the husband&#8217;s statement as merely accepting <em>nezirut<\/em> himself, rather we understand it to be an emphatic approval of his wife&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=309&amp;letter=N\">Ran<\/a> explains that the statement that he made \u2013 <em>va-ani<\/em> \u2013 is seen as a statement of approval, as if he said &#8220;I approve of your <em>neder<\/em> forever.&#8221; In this case, it appears that his statement expresses his approval. By accepting <em>nezirut<\/em> himself we understand him to be saying that he is so comfortable with the idea of <em>nezirut<\/em> that he is willing to accept it upon himself. Had he, in fact, desired to reject his wife&#8217;s vow, we would have anticipated that he would have clearly said that he was accepting <em>nezirut<\/em> upon himself even as he was forbidding his wife from keeping her vow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 71a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have been discussing cases where the father or the husband have the right to annul the vows of their daughter or their wife by the power of <em>hafarah<\/em>, or, alternatively, they can make a statement that is <em>mekim<\/em> \u2013 upholds \u2013 the <em>neder <\/em>(vow). On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=924\">yesterday&#8217;s <em>daf<\/em><\/a>\u00a0we learned that a statement of approval can be made indirectly, by agreeing to take a similar <em>neder<\/em> on themselves, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> asks what effect divorce might have on the <em>neder<\/em>? Is it also a statement of approval, or perhaps it is an unrelated event that will have no effect on the vow whatsoever. The Gemara explains that this question is important for deciding the issue of the couple that divorces and remarries the same day. If we view the divorce as a statement of support, then even after they remarry he cannot annul the vow. If the divorce is no worse than remaining silent, then he will still be able to annul the vow once they remarry.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=309&amp;letter=N\">Ran<\/a> explains that a divorce may be considered approval of the vow, since the husband recognizes that once they are divorced the vow will remain in effect. Therefore from his actions we must conclude that he desired his wife to keep the <em>neder<\/em>. Another approach is to say that the divorce shows that he dislikes her and leads to the conclusion that he is perfectly comfortable with the fact that she will remain obligated by her vow.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=1930&amp;letter=A\">Rosh<\/a> points out that our Gemara&#8217;s emphasis on the fact that they might remarry the same day teaches that once the day is over it is clear that he has lost the ability to annul the vow, even if they remarry. This contrasts with the opinion of the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#yerushalmi\">Talmud Yerushalmi<\/a> <\/em>which rules that whenever the husband cannot perform <em>hafarah<\/em> because of an outside impediment, that time is not considered to be significant with regard to this <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakha<\/a><\/em>, and he will retain the ability to do <em>hafarah<\/em> at a later date.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 72a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=925\">yesterday&#8217;s <em>daf<\/em><\/a> we learned that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> is unsure as to whether divorce effectively expresses the husband&#8217;s desire to uphold the vow made by his wife. The Gemara on our <em>daf<\/em> brings a series of statements in an attempt to clarify this issue. For example, the Gemara points out that there is a straightforward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> later on in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#masechet\">Masechet<\/a><\/em> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?id=855\">Nedarim<\/a><\/em> (89a) that teaches that when a woman takes a vow, gets divorced and then remarries all on the same day, her husband cannot annul the vow any longer. This would seem to indicate that the act of divorce is considered to be an expression of approval on the part of the husband. The Gemara rejects this conclusion by pointing out that the case on <em>daf<\/em> 89a is dealing with a case of a woman who was divorced following <em>nisu\u2019in<\/em> \u2013 a full, complete marriage \u2013 while the case under discussion in our Gemara is a marriage that has only reached a stage of <em>erusin<\/em> \u2013 engagement that begins a marital relationship. In the case of a full marriage, the husband cannot annul vows that were taken prior to the completion of the marriage, while a husband can do so when the couple is still in a relationship of <em>erusin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Gemara does not successfully find a source text to answer its original question about the effect of divorce in our case. Because of this, most of the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/r.htm#rishon\">rishonim<\/a><\/em> perceived the question as being left as a <em>safek<\/em> \u2013 questionable \u2013 and following the dictum <em>safek de&#8217;oraita le-chumra<\/em>, that questionable issues on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> level must be treated stringently, rule that the husband will not be able to annul the vow should they remarry later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=859&amp;letter=A\">Rashba<\/a> disagrees and argues that a statement made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=204&amp;letter=S\">Shmuel<\/a> earlier in the Gemara clearly shows that he believes that divorce should be treated like silence, and that it does not affect the <em>neder<\/em> (vow) at all. Thus, should the couple remarry, the husband would be able to annul his wife&#8217;s vow. The Rashba explains that the Gemara knew throughout that this was Shmuel\u2019s opinion, and was simply searching for support from a Mishnah or a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=247&amp;letter=B&amp;search=baraita\">baraita<\/a><\/em>. Even though such support was not found, still we can accept Shmuel\u2019s ruling on this issue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 73a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have learned that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> gives the power to a man to annul vows taken by his wife or daughter \u2013 <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> \u2013 if he expresses his opposition to them on the day that he hears of them. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> asks whether a man who is married to two women can perform this <em>hafarah<\/em> for both of them at the same time. (It is important to remember that the Torah permits a man to marry more than one woman, and the common practice today limiting marriages to a single wife developed at a historically late period with the ordinances of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=172&amp;letter=G\">Rabbeinu Gershom Me&#8217;or ha-Golah<\/a> in the 10<sup>th<\/sup> century.) Specifically, the question is whether the Torah&#8217;s comment that the father can annul her <em>neder<\/em> \u2013 <em>hayni avihah otah<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#bamidbar\">Bamidbar<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0430.htm#6\">30:6<\/a>) \u2013 means specifically the vow of a single individual or can it be understood more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this question, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=41&amp;letter=R\">Ravina<\/a> quotes a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=247&amp;letter=B&amp;search=baraita\">baraita<\/a><\/em> regarding the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakha<\/a><\/em> of <em>sotah<\/em> \u2013 a woman suspected of having engaged in an affair who is tested by drinking the &#8220;bitter waters&#8221; prepared by the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/jl.htm#kohen\">kohen<\/a><\/em> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#beithamikdash\">Temple<\/a>. The <em>baraita<\/em> teaches that two women who were both suspected of inappropriate behavior were not brought to the Temple to drink at the same time. The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#tanna\">Tanna<\/a><\/em><em> Kamma <\/em>says that this is <em>mipnei she-libah gas be-havertah<\/em> \u2013 because she is more brazen because she is with her friend. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=632&amp;letter=J\">Rabbi Yehuda<\/a> says that it is true simply because of the Torah&#8217;s statement \u2013 <em>ve-hishkah <\/em>\u2013 &#8220;she should be given to drink&#8221; (Bamidbar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mechon-mamre.org\/p\/pt\/pt0405.htm#27\">5:27<\/a>) which is stated in the singular.<\/p>\n<p>Ravina&#8217;s intention in quoting this <em>baraita<\/em> is not completely clear. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=1930&amp;letter=A\">Rosh<\/a> he is simply pointing out that we find a disagreement between the <em>tanna&#8217;im<\/em> about whether a word that is stated in the singular must be understood as limiting the <em>halakha<\/em> to just one person or not. An alternative view is presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rabbis\/ramban.htm\">Ramban<\/a>, who understands the <em>baraita<\/em> as teaching that the singular truly limits the <em>halakha<\/em> to just one individual, and that there is no real disagreement in the <em>baraita<\/em> \u2013 Rabbi Yehuda emphasizes the biblical passage, while the <em>Tanna Kamma<\/em> offers a logical reason for the <em>halakha<\/em> that appears in the Torah.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 74a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have learned that a husband can be <em>mefer<\/em> (annul) the vows made by his wife. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> on our <em>daf <\/em>discusses whether his brother, the <em>yavam<\/em>, can play that role in the event that he dies without children (see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?id=621\">introduction<\/a> to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#masechet\">Masechet<\/a><\/em> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?id=621\">Yevamot<\/a><\/em> for an explanation of the rules of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=293&amp;letter=L\">yibum<\/a><\/em> \u2013 levirate marriage.) The Mishnah teaches that this is a disagreement among the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#tanna\">tanna&#8217;im<\/a><\/em>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> explains that the focus of the disagreement is whether the concept of <em>zikah<\/em> is accepted or not.<\/p>\n<p>The word <em>zikah<\/em> is a noun that expresses a theoretical relationship or connection, which &#8211; in its original meaning &#8211; indicates that one person is tied to another in some way (in modern Hebrew, for example, the word <em>azikim<\/em> means handcuffs or restraints). The Sages used the term less for its literal meaning and more to express a legal or emotional tie between people.<\/p>\n<p>According to the opinion that <em>zikah<\/em> does not exist, the relationship between the <em>yavam<\/em> and the <em>yevamah<\/em> (widow) is that described in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/torah.htm\">Torah<\/a> \u2013 the widow cannot marry out of the immediate family without undergoing the ceremony of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=137&amp;letter=H\">halitzah<\/a><\/em>. According to those who believe that <em>zikah<\/em> exists, however, we view the <em>yavam<\/em> and <em>yevamah<\/em> as being engaged, and possibly to actually be married with regard to certain <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakhot<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Gemara in <em>Masechet Yevamot<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steinsaltz.org\/dynamic\/DafYomi_details.asp?Id=638\">18a<\/a>) suggests that according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=626&amp;letter=J\">Rav Yehudah<\/a> the <em>zikah<\/em> is so strong that even if the woman dies, the potential <em>yavam<\/em> will not be allowed to marry her relatives, since we view it as though there was a relationship between them that was similar to marriage. The <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#yerushalmi\">Talmud Yerushalmi<\/a><\/em>, however, brings an opinion that even if you accept the concept of <em>zikah<\/em>, in the event that the <em>yevamah<\/em> dies, it becomes clear that the <em>yibum<\/em> relationship is never completed and the <em>zikah<\/em> is retroactively annulled. Thus the surviving <em>yavam<\/em> would be permitted to marry the dead woman&#8217;s relatives.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 75a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we have learned, when a woman takes a vow, it can be annulled \u2013 <em>mufar<\/em> by her father while she is living in his house, or by her husband once she is married. Similarly, the father or the husband can be <em>meikim<\/em> the <em>neder<\/em>, i.e. he can state his approval of the vow, which will solidify her obligation to fulfill it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> on our <em>daf <\/em>teaches that all agree that there is no significance to a statement made by a man who tells his wife in advance that he affirms all vows that she takes for the foreseeable future. If, however, he tells her in advance that he is annulling all of her <em>nedarim<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=215&amp;letter=E\">Rabbi Eliezer<\/a> rules that he has the ability to do so, while the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#chacham\">Chachamim<\/a><\/em> disagree, arguing that he only has the ability to annul her vows after he hears that she has accepted them. Rabbi Eliezer explains his position by pointing out that the ability to annul an existing vow that has already been made would seem to be more powerful than blocking a <em>neder<\/em> that has not yet come into force. If the husband has the power to annul a vow we can assume that he certainly has the power to keep it from taking effect.<\/p>\n<p>Why is it so obvious to all that the husband cannot voice his approval before a <em>neder<\/em> is taken?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rashi.htm\">Rashi<\/a> explains simply that a non-existent entity cannot be dealt with. Since the wife has not yet taken any <em>nedarim<\/em>, there is nothing for the husband to take issue with.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/r.htm#rishon\">rishonim<\/a><\/em> (the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=1930&amp;letter=A\">Rosh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#baaleitosafot\">Tosafot<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/rabbis\/meiri.htm\">Me&#8217;iri<\/a> and others) suggest that since there are certainly <em>nedarim<\/em> that the husband will want to annul, we cannot allow his blanket approval to take effect.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=309&amp;letter=N\">Ran<\/a> argues that the reasoning put forward by Rabbi Eliezer in the Mishnah indicates why this case will not work. As opposed to his argument regarding <em>hafarat<\/em> <em>nedarim<\/em>, the fact that a person can affirm an already existing <em>neder<\/em> in no way indicates that he will be able to do so for a <em>neder<\/em> that has not yet been made.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Nedarim 76a-b<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have learned that the ability of a woman&#8217;s father or husband to do <em>hafarat ha-neder<\/em> \u2013 to annul her vow \u2013 is limited to the day on which he heard that the vow had been taken (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#15\">30:15-16<\/a>). The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/m.htm#mishna\">Mishnah<\/a> on our <em>daf <\/em>teaches that the vow can be annulled &#8220;all day.&#8221; What is less clear is how to define the day. A <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=247&amp;letter=B&amp;search=baraita\">baraita<\/a><\/em> brought by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#gemara\">Gemara<\/a> has the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/tw.htm#tanna\">Tanna<\/a><\/em><em> Kamma <\/em>permitting <em>hafarah<\/em> until nightfall of the day, while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=432&amp;letter=J\">Rabbi Yossi b&#8217;Rabbi Yehuda<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=168&amp;letter=E\">Rabbi Elazar b&#8217;Rabbi Shimon<\/a> rule that there is a 24 hour period after the husband or father hears of the <em>neder<\/em>, during which he can be <em>mefer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The example brought by the Mishnah is a case where the woman took her <em>neder<\/em> on Friday night. Following the opinion of the <em>Tanna Kamma<\/em>, the man has all night Friday and throughout <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/s.htm#shabbat\">Shabbat<\/a><\/em> to be <em>mefer<\/em>. Once <em>Shabbat<\/em> is over, the opportunity for <em>hafarah<\/em> is lost.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the case of <em>Shabbat<\/em> is merely an example; the same <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/di.htm#halachah\">halakha<\/a><\/em> would be true if the <em>neder<\/em> was taken on a normal weekday. The example of <em>Shabbat<\/em> is used to clarify the rule that the day is defined by the normal <em>halakhic<\/em> day, where the night is seen as a single unit with the day that follows it and not with the day that precedes it. <em>Tosafot ha-Chadashim<\/em> point out that it is particularly important to emphasize this <em>halakha<\/em> with regard to <em>nedarim<\/em>, since \u2013 as we have learned previously \u2013 many of the rules of <em>nedarim<\/em> parallel the rules of <em>kodashim<\/em> \u2013 of objects that are consecrated to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/about\/judaism\/bc.htm#beithamikdash\">Temple<\/a>. The rules of <em>kodashim<\/em> are unique in that the night is considered part of the previous day in many cases, and it is essential to clarify that <em>nedarim<\/em> do not follow this pattern.<\/p>\n<p>In his commentary to the Mishnah, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishencyclopedia.com\/view.jsp?artid=905&amp;letter=M\">Rambam<\/a> offers an alternative reason for the choice of <em>Shabbat<\/em> as an example of <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em>. The Rambam explains that the Mishnah takes the opportunity to teach an additional <em>halakha<\/em> that might not be obvious \u2013 that <em>hafarat nedarim<\/em> can be done on <em>Shabbat<\/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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