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Are there any issues of shavua (oath) in The Ritual of The Calling of an Engineer (Canada)
In Canada when graduating from engineering, one attends a "secret" ceremony, "The Ritual of The Calling of the Engineer." In this process, the new engineer makes a pledge to ...
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Is making a deal with Hashem to stop doing an aveira, after a bad dream, an example of a nullifiable neder?
If someone experiences a frightening thought or dream and s/he says to oneself and to HaShem that this shouldn’t come to pass and s/he will not do such and such aveira from that moment on to prevent ...
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Can celibacy vows be annulled? [duplicate]
If a man vowed to be celibate can this vow be annulled?
Does the vow need to be annulled since it's a vow that prevents a mitzvah?
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Why does the guardian who admits guilt pay more than when his guilt is established by witnesses?
The Mishnah Bovo Kamo 9 (7) speaks about a guardian who denies receiving the object he was to look after. If the guardian swore falsely and then wished to atone for his transgression, he must return ...
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Mufla samuch l'ish (מופלא סמוך לאיש)
In the fifth perek of Nidah (45b), one of the mishnayos discusses the idea of מופלא סמוך לאיש. It's a boy or girl a year before bar or bas mitzvah, and they are considered an adult in exactly one way: ...
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Why doesn't Shaul kill the witch of En-Dor?
in 1 Shmuel 28 Shaul consults with a witch who causes the spirit of Shmuel to rise in a practice known as Ov. Working on the assumption that this event actually took place, as described, and that the ...
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שבועה to not be מתיר נדר - is it חל?
Someone who made a שבועה saying that he will never be מתיר a נדר or a שבועה, is this חל (valid)?
Question 2- what if this would indirectly cause him to transgress an עבירה?
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Neder (vow) not to speak
If one makes a neder (vow) not to speak, how is it able to be undone?
Surely he can't do hataras nedarim (annulment of vows) since he can't speak!
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Translating the vow/minhag
If one mentions that he wants to act according to a specific shita (not intending to make a neder), then acts according to that shita, is that considered an act that now becomes binding to him?
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Who were the people who would make hachlatas in their hearts and be careful to keep them
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Our teacher told us once that there were certain people from the Gemara correct me If I’m wrong that if they made a hachlata (decision) in their minds to do something they would do it. Would this ...
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Shevuah on Mitzvos
You can’t make a Shevuah against the mitzvos (ie: I won’t shake a Lulav). But can you make a double Shevuah, that neither goes against a mitzva, but together does(ie: I won’t shake any Lulav in this ...
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Shevuos of the past
If the Shevuah that we made at Har Sinai to keep the Mitzvos is still in effect, then are all Shevuot made in a past Gilgul still active, and we could all be violating Shevuot left and right?
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If Jews make an oath to not do mitzvot which are normally required after an action, is it binding
Inspired by the answer to this question, is it valid for Jews to
Make an oath to prevent themselves from performing mitzvoth which proceed from their choices, for example vowing to not do ...
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Can a husband or father object to a woman becoming a Nazir
According to Halacha, a husband or a father have a right to object to their wife or daughter (if their daughter is still under their father’s authority) taking a vow. My question is, does this apply ...
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Help me understand this Midrash Talpiot about finding lost objects
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=33215&st=&pgnum=27
I understand you have to make a vow that you will give שמן in honour of R Meir. Also that it may not work if someone already found ...
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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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Does teshuva exist for broken Nedarim?
Is there and if so, what is the teshuva process for breaking a Neder? Additionally, once the Neder is broken is it still in effect?
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Taanit dibbur breaking
If one vows to do Taanit dibbur, when are they allowed to violate it? Could they violate it in cases of substantial financial or reputational harm? Are there any sources for this?
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Can a court retroactively annul a vow that was already annulled by the father/husband?
If a woman made a vow and violated it, and it was later annulled by her father/husband, can the court now annul the vow retroactively if it finds an opening, thereby exempting her from being liable?
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Did David utter an unnecessary oath?
In 1 Shmuel 25 Avigail persuades David not to execute his plan to kill Naval and Naval's household. After David acquiesces to her plea he then continues in pasuk 34 to swear (see commentaries such as ...
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A Wife Taking a Vow
Why does the Torah seemingly repeat the same circumstance regarding a betrothed woman taking a vow twice?
What does one learn with this repetition?
Numbers 30:7-8
But if she is [betrothed] to a man, ...
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Is a typed vow of a Gentile binding?
If a gentile in an email 'types' that he promises not to do something [1]doesn't use G-d's name 2]has no intention to keep the oath 3]but doesn't say bli neder either] is that vow binding? Some hold ...
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Can one benefit from the Sechach through Hataras Nedarim
The Gemara (Sukkah 9a) learns out from the verse, that just like it is forbidden to benefit from a sacrifice, so too is it forbidden to benefit from the sukkah
The question is: is it possible to ...
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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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May a Jewish actor playing a role swear "falsely"?
Avraham the Jew from New Jersey puts on a costume, takes off his head covering, walks onto a stage, or movie set ... action! And says "I, John Jacob Schmidt of Oklahoma, do solemnly swear that I ...
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Madir vs Mudar vs Noder
What are the roles of מדיר / מודר / נודר when it comes to נדרים?
Originally I thought the Madir is the one who makes the Neder that makes an item forbidden,
The Mudar is the subject to whom the item ...
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Is Bound By A Thought They Didn’t Fully Say But Verbally Came Into Agreement With It?
Is one bound by something that came to mind that they came in agreement with verbally? For example, a thought enters into one’s mind and they say “amen” or “I will.” Are they then bound by that thing?
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Coming Into Agreement With Thoughts
If one comes in agreement with something mentally in regards to doing or not doing something are they making a vow?
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How do I annul my vows? [closed]
I think there are things I’ve done three times and no longer do, or things I’ve committed to doing verbally, and I suspect they may have the status of a vow. How do I go about doing hataras nedarim on ...
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Can Vows Be Made and Established Mentally
Can a vow, i.e “I will” or “I won’t” do something, be said mentally just as it is said verbaly?
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Does stating that you made a vow (past tense) although never having actually said it, now constitute a vow?
If I had said "I made a vow to ____", yet this was false and my earlier statement was not an actual vow, does it now become halachically binding by the mere fact that I referred to it as a ...
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Make a neder to forbid from oneself reward in the World to Come
I always understood that a neder is forbidding physical pleasure or benefit from oneself. I believe this is the common understanding. However, I saw a surprising statement of the Maharal in his ...
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Is there any time or situation when a father revokes a minor son's vows?
The parsha Matot talks of a father revoking his young daughter's vows. This seems to refer to the time period when the daughter is between 11 and 12 years of age:
https://dafyomi.co.il/nazir/backgrnd/...
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How specific must a neder or shevua be?
If one said, for example, "I will not engage in unnecessary talk" with the intention of not excessively talking about unimportant things but not to completely forbid it, what has he ...
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What happens when you jokingly said 'I'm a nazir'?
If somebody gave you a bottle of wine, and you say I don't drink. They ask why, and you answer, jokingly 'I'm a nazir'. Did you take on a vow even though you only intended to joke?
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Did אָכִיש actually use Hashem?
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו חַי־יְהוָ֞ה כִּי־יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה
(שמואל א 29:6)
This has the פְּלִשְׁתִּי swearing by Hashem.
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Can a man nullify a woman's vow that was made before she became his wife upon hearing it?
In Bemidbar/Numbers 30 a man is allowed to cancel his wife's (and daughter's) vow after it comes to his attention. If the woman made the vow previously (in her father's house or from a previous ...
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Origin of Vows in Judaism
Almost all of Numbers chap. 30 deals with annulation or confirmation of vows. Basically, Nazirite and Vows look the same: somebody invents a trade-off between a desired benefit and a consented ...
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Why does Nedarim 37b contradict Shabbat 86a?
Why does Nedarim 37b contradict Shabbat 86a?
In Nedarim 37b, Children should not read a Torah passage [for the first time] on Shabbat :
Rather, with regard to Shabbat, this is the reason that children ...
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How does a gentile annul a vow?
How does a gentile annul a vow? Also, do gentiles have equal laws of oaths to Jews? Thank you
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Shevuah worded in the negative
I've been bothered for a long time: Throughout Tanach, shevuos (oaths) and brisos (covenants) are phrased in the negative (where it doesn't just say, I swear __, like בי נשבעתי ___). Generally ...
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Can one make a שבועה to be מקיים a מצוה?
The Mishnah in Shvuos 27a says:
If one takes an oath to refrain from performing a mitzva and he does not refrain, he is exempt from bringing an offering for an oath on an utterance. If he takes an ...
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Hataras nedarim judges have to be observant jews?
The halacha says that the "judges" for hataras nedarim need to be 3 Jewish males above the age of 13. However, do they also have to be observant Jews?
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If one vowed to fast for a set period of time, would he continue at sunset after Shabbat?
So say someone had vowed to personally fast for a certain amount of time, and a portion of this time overlapped with Shabbat. Now it is known that we are forbidden from fasting during Shabbat, except ...
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Doing something good 3 times is like a neder. Can the 3 times be even in the same day?
An acquaintance told me that the 3 times must occur on 3 separate days but I cannot find a source for this, please let me know if you know of a source either way.
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Is it worse to swear by Zeus or by Hakadosh Baruch Hu?
One should not swear by false gods. But also, לא תישא את שם ה׳ לשווא. So is it worse (better) to casually, and without really meaning it, promise something "by G-d" or "By all the gods on Olympus"?
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Kavana or Ma’aseh? What Matters?
Ohr Hachaim explains Breishit 50:20 by way of a mashal: someone intended to give his fellow poison but ended up giving him wine. The perpetrator is not deemed to be chayav for what he intended to do.
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Is one allowed to swear to do something that depends on someone else's approval?
I noticed in parshat Vayechi that Yosef takes an oath that he will bury his father, Yaakov in Cana'an. After Yaakov dies, he asks for Pharaoh's permission to do so, and he grants him permission.
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A shoteh doesn't vow to donate — isn't this obvious?
The Mishna says (Arachin 1:1):
חרש שוטה וקטן נידרין ונערכין אבל לא נודרין ולא מעריכין מפני שאין בהם דעת
A deaf-mute, an imbecile, and a minor are the object of a vow and are valuated, but neither vow ...
