Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Rashi And Aunt Bertha - What Is A Neder??

A נדר is an איסור חפצא and a שבועה is an איסור גברא [Nedarim 2]. Everybody and their Aunt Bertha knows that.

 Rashi says at the beginning of Mattos that a נדר is

האומר הרי עלי קונם שלא אוכל או שלא אעשה דבר פלוני

I won't eat or I won't do "X" is not a נדר - that is a שבועה?!! It is on the גברא not the חפצא?! 

Aunt Bertha knows what Rashi didn't? IMPOSSIBLE!!

Looking for a defense attorney for Rashi Ha-kadosh!