Nedarim 76 - January 9, 16 Tevet

English Study Guide Nedarim 76

Today’s daf is sponsored by Hannah Hason for a refuah shleima of Rhonda Cohen, Rachel Devora bat Elka.

Today's daf is sponsored by Aylit Schultz Scharf in honor of her daughter Elisheva Mazal Scharf for being her daf yomi partner for the last 3 years. “Sheva, you inspired me to get started and continue to inspire me Abba and I are so proud of you!” 

The Gemara rejects the third answer given to whether Rabbi Eliezer meant that a husband can nullify his wife's vows in advance so that they don't even take effect at all or take effect for a moment and are then nullified. A fourth attempt to answer the question is brought and is successful. A difficulty is raised against the rabbi's position as the rabbi's disagreed with Rabbi Eliezer's kal vachomer, but they themselves make a similar type of kal vachomer in a case of a man being able to sell his daughter to be a maidservant. The issue is resolved as the logical argument is trumped by a derivation from the verse in the Torah comparing the ratification of vows to the nullification of vows. Nullification of vows by the husband or the father must be done on the day they hear. How is a day defined? Does it end at nightfall or is it twenty-four hours? This is a subject of debate. From which verses does each side derive their opinion? How does each understand the verse the other one uses to prove their position? According to which position do we rule? The Gemara tells of the behavior of two rabbis. However, there are different interpretations regarding what these actions were and what was their significance. Some hold that these rabbis thought regret was sufficient grounds for annuling vows. Others connect it to the opinion of a husband having 24 hours to nullify his wife's vows.