Tag
Vows
2 articles
intermediate
Oaths and Vows in Judaism: Why Words Are Sacred
Why Judaism takes spoken words so seriously — the power of oaths and vows, the difference between neder and shvua, the Kol Nidre prayer, and the Nazir vow.
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beginner
Parashat Matot: Vows, the War with Midian, and the Tribes Settling East
Parashat Matot covers the laws of vows and oaths, Israel's war of vengeance against Midian, and the controversial request of the tribes of Reuben and Gad to settle east of the Jordan River.
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