Daf Yomi for Women - Hadran

English Study Guide Nedarim 76

English Study Guide Nedarim 75 From which words in the Tosefta do we find support for Rabbi Ami's statement that Rabbi Eliezer said that a yabam can nullify the yevama's vows only in the case where he performed maamar ? What does R. Akiva have to do when he said that vows are like 'other things' – what is the 'other thing'? Can a husband nullify his wife's vows in advance? Rabbi Eliezer says yes a...

Study Guide Nedarim 74 Today's daf is sponsored by Becki Goldstein in memory of her father Yoel Halevi ben Mayer & Rivka Fromm. "A teenage holocaust survivor from Buchenwald, Aba arrived alone in Canada searching for his schlichut in life. He had a beautiful voice which he pierced the heavens Shabbat, Chag & zmirot . He dedicated his life to Torah and gmilut chasadim . As a member of the Kashrut C...

Today's daf is sponsored by Catriella Freedman in memory of her mother Gerda Stein, Freida bat Fruma on her 5th yahrzeit. "Her dedication to scholarship and knowledge has been my inspiration." If one can nullify even vows they did not hear, can a deaf person nullify vows - does he need to be able to hear even if he didn't actually hear or is hearing not an issue at all? Can a husband nullify two w...

Study Guide Nedarim 72  

Study Guide Nedarim 71 Today's daf is sponsored by Elisa Hartstein in loving memory of her father Malcolm Minsk, Mordechai Nachum ben Tzvi v'Chaya Bluma, for whom she completes 11 months of kaddish today and who she misses very much. "Thanks to my kaddish buddies including daffers Judi and Emma for their support and companionship." The Mishnah stated that if a woman vowed while betrothed then divo...

If the husband/father ratified the vow by saying, "it will be ratified today," does that mean he means to nullify it for tomorrow? And if that is in fact the case, can he ratify for the day and then nullify for tomorrow? If that is not possible, as perhaps once ratified, it cannot be nullified, then if he says "It is nullified to you for tomorrow" did that mean 'I am ratifying it today and nullify...

This week's learning is sponsored by Rivkah Isseroff in memory of her mother's first yahrzeit, Gitu Isseroff, Gittel bat R' Volf V' Sara Friedman. "The sole survivor of her family from Auschwitz, with her emunah , created 3 generations of Torah observant Jews."

Study Guide Nedarim 68

Study Guide Nedarim 67 When a woman is betrothed, both her father and her finance together can annul her vows. From where is this derived? Raba learns it from a verse in Bamidbar 30:7.  The Gemara raises three difficulties against his proof, but resolves them, while analyzing the three sections in that chapter regarding the annulment of a woman's vows at different stages of her life. 

Today's daf is sponsored by Hannah Pasternak-Shames in honor of her sister Sarah. "She has been studying the daf since Brachot 2. Wishing her a happy birthday!" If one vowed against a food or drink, a petach can be made regarding Shabbat and Yom Tov, such as, had I realized I would have to keep the vow also on those days, I never would have made the vow, then it can be dissolved specifically for t...

This week's learning is sponsored by Naomi Oxman in honor of Rabbanit Michelle. "Toda Rabah to Rabbanit Michelle and the entire Hadran community for your energy, hard work, ongoing commitment and inspiration. Today's daf is sponsored by Judi Felber on the fourth yahrzeit of Yovel MorYosef and Yossi Cohen, who were killed in a terror attack at Givat Assaf and for the continued refuah shleima of her...

Today's daf is sponsored by David Young and the kids wishing Cantor Natalie Young a happy birthday. "We love you and hope the coming year is full of the light you bring to us and the Jewish Community. Today's daf is sponsored by Seme Dewees-Cooper in honor of Rabbanit Michelle and the Hadran group. "I started the daf yomi at the beginning of this cycle, but only found Hadran a year ago. Thanks for...

If one vows until the summer ( kayitz ), it is understood as referring to the fig harvest. If the language connotes the end of the season, the indicator of that is when they put aside the miktzuot to be used the next year. What are miktzuot ? There are other laws connected to this putting aside the miktzuot - people can collect what was left in the fields and the food is exempt from tithes as it i...

If one vowed until the jubilee year, does that include the jubilee year or not? This is based on a more general debate regarding the jubilee year - is it considered both the end of the previous cycle of seven shmita cycles and as the first year in the next shmita cycle or only as the last year and not as the first year. How are the verses in the Torah used by each side to prove their opinion? If o...

The Gemara raises a difficulty against Rabbi Yanai's opinion about truma being nullified when planted. However, the difficulty is resolved. The seventh chapter begins with a discussion of vows that have a time limit. If the time limit is today, when does that end? If it is 'one day' when does that end? What about 'this month' or 'one month', etc.? Even though a vow for 'today' ends at nightfall, R...

Study Guide Nedarim 59 Today's daf is sponsored by Valerie Farber in commemoration of her father's 9th yahrzeit, Dr. Lawrence Kaufman. "A man of Tora v'avoda. He was a renowned scientist and loved attending Rav Soleveitchik's shiurim in Boston. Yehi Zichro Baruch . Rami bar Hama raises a question from our Mishna against those who hold that the growths nullify the original part that was planted. Ho...

A question was asked regarding nullification of sanctity of the sabbatical year when an onion picked in the seventh year was replanted in the eighth year. After a few sources were brought to answer the question in Nedarim 57, the Gemara continues to quote other sources in an attempt to answer the question. Most of the sources and rejected, however in the end, a source is brought from which one can...

What language of a vow will mean that not only the item is forbidden but if one trades it in, the other item will be forbidden and if one plants it, what grows from there will also be forbidden? What language will not be applied to the traded item or the growth? To what type of seeds is this referring? If a man forbade items his wife made until a certain period of time, if the time was associated...

Today's learning is dedicated by the Hadran Zoom group in honor of Miriam Kerzner. "Nearly every late night from Toronto, Canada, she joins us for the daily Daf Yomi. Miriam has inspired us, showing through example how a commitment to lifelong learning and Jewish values can be expressed at any age. We've missed your quiet presence and look forward to your rejoining us very soon! With love from the...

What is included in the term "dagan" "tevuah" "allalta"? Which one is more specific? Which is more general? What if one vows using the term "the produce of the year" or "all things that grew this year"? What is not included in the vow if one vows not to wear clothing? Rabbi Yehuda disagrees with tana kama and holds that when it comes to vows, it all depends on the particular situation. The Gemara...

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 t...

This month's learning is sponsored by the Hadran women of LI for a refuah shleima of Meir ben Mala and Tinok ben Yarden. Today's daf is sponsored by Ira and Natanya Slomowitz for the 2nd yahrzeit of Ira's mother, Ahuva bat Rivka and Asher Tzvi. What are the laws regarding derivatives from items forbidden by a vow? If one vows on something in general, the derivatives are usually not forbidden unles...