Nedarim 63b

נדרים ס״ג ע״ב

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Topic

Reading vows by what the person meant: 'until אדר' in a leap year, vows 'until' a holiday, and vows whose purpose limits or cancels them

Overview

The גמרא finishes its discussion of a vow 'until ראש חודש אדר.' It brings a ברייתא and shows that, in a leap year, the meaning depends on whether the person knew the year had two אדרs. If he knew, he meant the second אדר; if not, the first. Then a new משנה begins. רבי יהודה and his son רבי יוסי teach that a vow off a food 'until' a holiday ends right when people normally eat that food: wine on פסח night, meat before the fast, garlic on שבת night. The משנה then turns to vows whose purpose is obvious. A vow made to push a friend to accept a gift can be released without a חכם, and רבי מאיר and the חכמים argue about a vow demanding that the friend give a gift. Finally, strong-sounding vows made to fend off a marriage or a meal only block the marriage or the meal. The chapter קונם יין then closes with the הדרן.

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The steps (12)

1. ProofA ברייתא about a vow until ראש חודש אדר
2. ChallengeIs the first part of the ברייתא really not about a leap year?
3. ConclusionThe difference is whether he knew it was a leap year
4. StatementA wine vow until פסח ends on פסח night
5. StatementA meat vow until the fast ends before the fast
6. Statementרבי יוסי: a garlic vow until שבת ends on Friday night
7. StatementA vow meant to make a friend accept a gift
8. StatementA vow demanding that a friend give a gift: רבי מאיר's view
9. StatementThe חכמים: the vower can release it himself
10. StatementA vow pushing away a marriage only blocks the marriage
11. StatementA vow refusing a meal only blocks the meal
12. Conclusionהדרן: closing the chapter קונם יין