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1) GROUNDS FOR ANNULMENT

(a) (Mishnah - R. Eliezer): We can prompt regret by suggesting that the vow is dishonors his parents; Chachamim forbid this;

1. R. Tzadok: Rather than suggest the dishonor to his parents - we should suggest the dishonor to Hash-m!
2. Chachamim: If so, there are no vows!

(b) Chachamim admit to R. Eliezer when the vow forbids his parents.
(c) R. Eliezer says, we can annul vows using Nolad (subsequent unexpected developments); Chachamim forbid this.

1. Reuven vowed not to get benefit from Ploni, and Ploni became the scribe of the town;
2. Or: Ploni was about to marry off his son (and Reuven wants to attend);

i. Reuven says, had I known that he would become the scribe, or marry off his son in the near future, I would not have vowed;

3. 'It is forbidden for me to enter this house', and it became a synagogue;

i. Had he known that it would become a synagogue, he would not have vowed;

4. R. Eliezer considers these grounds for annulment; Chachamim do not.

(d) (Gemara) Question: What does it mean, 'there are no vows'?
(e) Answer #1 (Abaye): If so, vows are not annulled properly;

(f) Answer #2 (Rava): If so, people will permit their own vows without going to a Chacham.
(g) (Mishnah): Chachamim admit to R. Eliezer when the vow forbids his parents.

1. We understand, according to Abaye - he initially wanted to anger his parents, and now he regrets this.
2. Question: According to Rava, here also, we should be concerned that people will permit their own vows without going to a Chacham!
3. Answer: Since people know that other vows can only be annulled by a Chacham, they will also go to a Chacham for this type of vow.

(h) (Mishnah): R. Eliezer says, we can annul vows using Nolad ...
(i) Question: What is R. Eliezer's reason?
(j) Answer (Rav Chisda): "For all the men have died ..." (and therefore Moshe can annul his vow) - and death is Nolad!

1. Chachamim argue, for they sat that they did not really die!
2. (R. Yochanan): Wherever the Torah speaks of men quarreling and standing, it refers to Dasan and Aviram;
3. (Reish Lakish): (Hash-m said that they died because) they became poor.

(k) (R. Yehoshua Ben Levi): Anyone without children is considered to be dead - "Give me children; if not, I am dead".
(l) (Beraisa): 4 people are considered as dead: a poor person; a leper; a blind person; and a childless person.

1. A poor person - "For all the men have died".
2. A leper - "Let not (Miryam) be as dead;
3. A blind person - "In darkness he sat me, as the dead";

(m) A childless person - "Give me children; if not, I am dead".