Nedarim 73 - January 6, 13 Tevet

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 wives' vows at the exact same time? The answers to both these questions are derived from the language used in the verses in the Torah. Rabbi Eliezer holds that a woman who has reached the stage of maturity called 'bogeret' or has waited the time after betrothal when the husband already assumes financial responsibility, he can nullify her vows. The rabbis disagree and only permit nullification after marriage. Rabbi says that Rabbi Eliezer matches the opinion of the early version of the Mishna in Ketubot 57a which states that after twelve months of betrothal, a woman betrothed to a kohen can eat truma. Abaye disagrees and explains why the two issues are not necessarily connected.