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''As the minutia are great and the practicality of taking a Neder in Mishnaic Herbrew is not, it may be too confusing to attempt translating accurately into English. Hence, many specific cases and their discussions have been omitted.'' | ''As the minutia are great and the practicality of taking a Neder in Mishnaic Herbrew is not, it may be too confusing to attempt translating accurately into English. Hence, many specific cases and their discussions have been omitted.'' | ||
== Precautions and Circumstances | == Precautions and Circumstances for Taking Nedarim == | ||
=== General Warnings === | === General Warnings === | ||
# One should not regularly take a Neder: even if he fulfills it, he is called a Rasha and sinner.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 203:1</ref> | # One should not regularly take a Neder: even if he fulfills it, he is called a Rasha and sinner.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 203:1</ref> | ||
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# Nedarim and Shevuot may be taken as means of strengthening one's religious commitment, both in terms of fulfilling positive Mitzvot and evading the violation of negative ones.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 203:6</ref> | # Nedarim and Shevuot may be taken as means of strengthening one's religious commitment, both in terms of fulfilling positive Mitzvot and evading the violation of negative ones.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 203:6</ref> | ||
# However, one must be extremely careful when taking a Neder or Shevua in the context of Mitzvot, because even the more innocuous formulation will actually be binding.<ref>Nedarim 8a, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 213:2, Shach ibid 203:6. Rav Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik once went three hours overtime in his regular lecture, which was usually two hours long, on a Thursday in Yeshiva University, to the astonishment of his students. Those who remained by the time he stopped were further astounded to discover he did so becuase the previous week he had told the class that "Next week we will finish the chapter." and explained how that alone was enough to be considered a binding Neder. Since they didn't even finish, they had to seek out students who weren't in their class to form a Beit Din for Hatarat Nedarim. ([http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/book.aspx?64100&pageid=P0243 Nefesh HaRav pg. 235])</ref> | # However, one must be extremely careful when taking a Neder or Shevua in the context of Mitzvot, because even the more innocuous formulation will actually be binding.<ref>Nedarim 8a, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 213:2, Shach ibid 203:6. Rav Yosef Dov HaLevi Soloveitchik once went three hours overtime in his regular lecture, which was usually two hours long, on a Thursday in Yeshiva University, to the astonishment of his students. Those who remained by the time he stopped were further astounded to discover he did so becuase the previous week he had told the class that "Next week we will finish the chapter." and explained how that alone was enough to be considered a binding Neder. Since they didn't even finish, they had to seek out students who weren't in their class to form a Beit Din for Hatarat Nedarim. ([http://www.otzar.org/wotzar/book.aspx?64100&pageid=P0243 Nefesh HaRav pg. 235])</ref> | ||
# Nedarim Siyag LePrishut: Taking a Neder to adjust one's personal attributes and tendencies is a form of serving Hashem. Examples include controlling one's extravagant apetite for meat and wine by taking a Neder against eating them for a period of time. Similarly, forbidding oneself from general indulgences is a means of bringing oneself to lesser focus on materialism. <b>Nevertheless, one shouldn't become accustomed to taking Nidrei Issur (Prohibitive Nedarim). Instead, one should abstain from actions and entities that | # Nedarim Siyag LePrishut: Taking a Neder to adjust one's personal attributes and tendencies is a form of serving Hashem. Examples include controlling one's extravagant apetite for meat and wine by taking a Neder against eating them for a period of time. Similarly, forbidding oneself from general indulgences is a means of bringing oneself to lesser focus on materialism. <b>Nevertheless, one shouldn't become accustomed to taking Nidrei Issur (Prohibitive Nedarim). Instead, one should abstain from the actions and entities that he wishes to abstain from but without taking a Neder in the first place.</b><ref>Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 203:7</ref> | ||
== Formulating Nedarim == | == Formulating Nedarim == | ||
=== Ikar HaNeder & Hatfasah BaDavar HaNadur === | === Ikar HaNeder & Hatfasah BaDavar HaNadur === | ||
