Nedarim 53 - Shabbat December 17, 23 Kislev

Study Guide Nedarim 53

If one vows not to eat dates, does that include date honey? Do “late grapes” include vinegar made from those kinds of grapes? There are three opinions in the Mishna regarding these cases. The language one uses for a vow matches the customary use of the word in the place where one lives. The Mishna and braitot provide several examples of this. One of the examples related to the word ‘vegetables’ and whether or not it included garden vegetables or vegetables grown in the wild. This depends on which year in the shmita cycle the vow was made. It also depends on whether one lived in a place where they brought in regular vegetables from abroad in the shmita year. Why did some places not bring in vegetables from abroad? The Mishna brings more cases of the wording of vows – a general term would include a more specific type, but a specific term would not include the general one. What is the difference between saying ‘wheat’ in the singular or in the plural form?