Nedarim 84A

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Rava raised an objection to the opinion of Rav Naḥman: And is a husband not included in her reference to people? But didn’t we learn otherwise in a Mishnah (90b): If a woman said: I am removed from the Jews, i.e., the benefit of sex with me is prohibited to all Jews, her husband must nullify his pa

The Talmud explains the difficulty: If you say that the husband is included in this vow, it follows that he can nullify his part, as it is a vow that adversely affects the relationship between him and her, but the vow is not permanently nullified; if they divorce she is removed from all Jews, includ

Rav Naḥman responded: I could say to you that in general a husband is not included in her reference to people, but here it is different, as it is clear that the woman means to include her husband in the vow, as she means to render forbidden to herself a matter that is otherwise permitted to her and

§ The Mishnah teaches that if a woman took a vow prohibiting herself from benefiting from people, she may nevertheless benefit from gleanings, forgotten sheaves, and pe’a. The Talmud notes that the Mishnah does not teach that she may benefit from these gifts and also from poor man’s tithe. The Tal

Rav Yosef said: This is not difficult, as the matter is the subject of a tannaitic dispute. This baraita that says that the woman may derive benefit even from poor man’s tithe reflects the opinion of R' Eliezer, whereas that Mishnah, which does not mention poor man’s tithe, reflects the opinion o