Questions tagged [masechet-shevuot]
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Nedarim to d’rabbanan prohibitions
If one makes a Neder to do something that is prohibited D’rabbanan, and knows that it is prohibited D’rabbanan, is it considered a Neder in vain, or is one nonetheless still considered obligated to do ...
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Hatarat nedarim for shomrim
If someone makes a vow to someone else to become either a shomer chinam or shomer Sakhar for someone else’s property can they do hatarat nedarim for that (assuming of course they inform the person and ...
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Indirect curses: whence the Rambam's formulation?
The Rambam writes (MT Sanhedrin 26:4) that someone is not liable to lashes for cursing someone indirectly, like saying "May God not bless you".
היתה הקללה באה מכלל הדברים, כגון שאמר אל יהי ...
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Making restitution for a "missing" ox: a question on the Mishna
There are four classes of people who are entrusted with items of value (Bava Metzia 7:8, Shevuot 8:1): one who looks after it as a favour, one who does so for a fee, one who borrows it and one who ...
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Halachically, is one person ever bound by the intent of another?
In masechet shevuot, 41b, the gemara discusses a case of a loan as follows (h/t dafyomi.co.il)
Levi lent Yehudah, and told him 'repay me in front of two witnesses
who learn Halachah. Yehudah paid ...
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Why are we bound to rabbinic laws?
I know that one of the reasons given for our being limited by miderobonon laws is explained in Masechet Shevuot, 39a which says as follows (lifted from dafyomi.co.il)
i. "Asher Yeshno Po ha'Yom" ...
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