The Mishna (Nedarim 11:12) that is quoted and discussed in today’s daf (Nedarim 90b), the penultimate daf in our Massechet, informs us that if a married woman says to her husband: הַשָּׁמַיִם בֵּינִי לְבֵינָךְ – ‘Heaven is between me and you’, then יַעֲשׂוּ דֶּרֶךְ בַּקָּשָׁה – ‘they should deal with the matter by way of…
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We are told a story at the end of today’s daf (Nedarim 89b) about someone who made a vow that he would not get married until he completes his study of ‘halakha’ (which, as Tosfot explains, is to be understood in this context as referring to the study of the six orders of the Mishna).…
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The Mishna (Nedarim 11:8) quoted in today’s daf (Nedarim 88a) addresses the topic of strained relationships between parents-in-law and a son-in-law. Specifically, we are taught that: ‘if a parent-in-law makes a vow that their son-in-law may not derive any benefit from them, but nevertheless wishes to give some money to their daughter, they should proclaim…
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Today’s daf (Nedarim 87a) quotes a fascinating Beraita which teaches us that, ‘someone who has a relative who is ill who then faints (וְנִתְעַלֵּף) which gives the impression that they have died, and who tears ‘kriah’ [on their clothes] for them because they believed their relative has died, and then [some time later], realizes that…
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Today’s daf (Nedarim 86b) explores the relationship between the promise made by someone to donate an item or items for use in the Beit HaMikdash, and the sanctity accrued by those items as a result of that commitment.Admittedly, as various commentaries explain, not every item donated to the Beit HaMikdash necessarily accrues the same level…
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Today’s daf (Nedarim 85a) discusses the topic of טובת הנאה ממון – literally ‘whether the benefit of doing good is quantifiable in monetary terms’ – which is a concept associated with the gifts and tithes that one gives to Kohanim and, specifically, to the question of whether one’s ability to choose which particular Kohen should…
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I’d like to summarise the Mishna (Nedarim 11:3) in yesterday’s daf (Nedarim 83b) because understanding what was said there will help us understand the discussion found in today’s daf (Nedarim 84a-b).We are taught: ‘[If a woman vowed]: “That which I benefit of other people is konam for me”, then [her husband] cannot nullify her vow.…
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Today’s daf (Nedarim 83b) references Kohelet 7:2 which teaches us that, ‘[it is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting; for that is the end of all man], and the living should take it to heart (וְהַחַי יִתֵּן אֶל לִבּוֹ)’.Based on the final words of this…
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