Nedarim 60a

נדרים ס׳ ע״א

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Topic

Permitted growths cancelling a forbidden original plant, the close of פרק הנודר מן הירק, and the new משנה on vows limited by time, with רבי ירמיה's rule that a 'today' vow needs release from a חכם

Overview

The גמרא finishes its discussion of whether permitted growths can cancel out a forbidden original plant of תרומה. It is challenged from a משנה that says growths of תרומה are still תרומה, and from a משנה about טבל. It answers by narrowing the case: we mean growths of growths, even in plants like onions whose seed stays whole, and specifically where those growths became bigger than the original part. Then the פרק הנודר מן הירק ends with a הדרן. A new משנה begins about a קונם vow on wine tied to time: 'today', 'this week', 'this month', 'this year', or 'this seven-year cycle' end with that calendar unit. Saying 'one day' or 'one week' instead runs a full measured period. Vows 'until פסח' depend on the exact wording, and רבי מאיר and רבי יוסי disagree about 'until before פסח'. The גמרא then quotes רבי ירמיה, who says a 'today' vow still needs release from a חכם at nightfall. רב יוסף explains that this is a rabbinic safeguard so that people do not confuse 'today' with 'one day'.

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The steps (15)

1. ChallengeCan permitted growths cancel out a forbidden original?
2. ResolutionWe mean growths of growths
3. ChallengeBut that is already taught in a משנה
4. ResolutionNew point: even plants whose seed does not decay
5. ChallengeA משנה about טבל says the opposite
6. ResolutionWhen the growths become bigger than the original
7. Conclusionהדרן — Closing the פרק הנודר מן הירק
8. StatementNew משנה: how long a vow for today, this week, or this month lasts
9. StatementA vow for 'this year' or 'this seven-year cycle'
10. StatementA vow for 'one day', 'one week', and the like
11. StatementA vow 'until פסח' versus 'until it will be פסח'
12. StatementDisagreement over 'until before פסח'
13. Statementרבי ירמיה: a 'today' vow still needs a חכם at nightfall
14. QuestionWhy does a 'today' vow need release after nightfall?
15. ResponseA safeguard so 'today' is not confused with 'one day'