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  "title": "Annulment of Vows",
  "summary": "Annulment of Vows, pages 926-927, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.",
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    "book": {
      "slug": "koren-shalem",
      "title": "Koren Shalem Siddur",
      "nusach": "Sepharad"
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    "page": {
      "slug": "1026-1027-926-927-erev-rosh-hashana-annulment-of-vows",
      "section": "Erev Rosh Hashana",
      "topic": "Annulment of Vows",
      "printPages": "926-927",
      "pdfPages": "1026-1027",
      "header": {
        "section": {
          "hebrew": "ערב ראש השנה",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "E|rev rosh ha|sha|NAH",
            "orthographic": "ʿE|rev roʾsh has|sha|NAH",
            "sephardic": "ʿE|rev rosh has|sha|NAH",
            "chabad": "E|rev roysh ha|sho|NOH"
          },
          "english": "EREV ROSH HASHANA"
        },
        "topic": {
          "hebrew": "התרת נדרים",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ha|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM",
            "orthographic": "hat|ta|RATH ne|dha|RIM",
            "sephardic": "hat|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM",
            "chabad": "ha|to|RAS n'do|RIM"
          },
          "english": "ANNULMENT OF VOWS"
        },
        "printPages": "926-927"
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        {
          "type": "heading",
          "hebrew": "התרת נדרים",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "ha|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM",
            "orthographic": "hat|ta|RATH ne|dha|RIM",
            "sephardic": "hat|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM",
            "chabad": "ha|to|RAS n'do|RIM"
          },
          "english": "NULLIFICATION OF VOWS"
        },
        {
          "type": "Instructions",
          "text": "Before Rosh HaShana, in the morning, one ought to annul vows before three men, seated as judges, saying:"
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "שִׁמְעוּ נָא רַבּוֹתַי (דַּיָּנִים מֻמְחִים), כָּל נֶדֶר אוֹ שְׁבוּעָה אוֹ אִסּוּר אוֹ קוּנָם\nאוֹ חֵרֶם שֶׁנָּדַרְתִּי אוֹ נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְּהָקִיץ אוֹ בַּחֲלוֹם, אוֹ נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹת\nהַקְּדוֹשִׁים שֶׁאֵינָם נִמְחָקִים וּבְשֵׁם הוי״ה בָּרוּךְ הוּא, וְכָל מִינֵי נְזִירוּת\nשֶׁקִּבַּלְתִּי עָלַי וַאֲפִלּוּ נְזִירוּת שִׁמְשׁוֹן, וְכָל שׁוּם אִסּוּר וַאֲפִלּוּ אִסּוּר הֲנָאָה\nשֶׁאָסַרְתִּי עָלַי אוֹ עַל אֲחֵרִים בְּכָל לָשׁוֹן שֶׁל אִסּוּר בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן אִסּוּר אוֹ\nחֵרֶם אוֹ קוּנָם, וְכָל שׁוּם קַבָּלָה אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁל מִצְוָה שֶׁקִּבַּלְתִּי עָלַי בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן\nנֶדֶר בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן נְדָבָה בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן שְׁבוּעָה בֵּין בִּלְשׁוֹן נְזִירוּת בֵּין בְּכָל\nלָשׁוֹן, וְגַם הַנַּעֲשֶׂה בִּתְקִיעַת כַּף. בֵּין כָּל נֶדֶר וּבֵין כָּל נְדָבָה וּבֵין שׁוּם מִנְהָג\nשֶׁל מִצְוָה שֶׁנָּהַגְתִּי אֶת עַצְמִי, וְכָל מוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי שֶׁיָּצָא מִפִּי אוֹ שֶׁנָּדַרְתִּי\nוְגָמַרְתִּי בְּלִבִּי לַעֲשׂוֹת שׁוּם מִצְוָה מֵהַמִּצְווֹת אוֹ אֵיזוֹ הַנְהָגָה טוֹבָה אוֹ\nאֵיזֶה דָּבָר טוֹב שֶׁנָּהַגְתִּי שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים, וְלֹא הִתְנֵיתִי שֶׁיְּהֵא בְּלִי נֶדֶר. הֵן\nדָּבָר שֶׁעָשִׂיתִי, הֵן עַל עַצְמִי הֵן עַל אֲחֵרִים, הֵן אוֹתָן הַיְּדוּעִים לִי הֵן אוֹתָן\nשֶׁכְּבָר שָׁכַחְתִּי. בְּכֻלְּהוֹן אִתְחָרַטְנָא בְּהוֹן מֵעִקָּרָא, וְשׁוֹאֵל וּמְבַקֵּשׁ אֲנִי\nמִמַּעֲלַתְכֶם הַתָּרָה עֲלֵיהֶם, כִּי יָרֵאתִי פֶּן אֶכָּשֵׁל וְנִלְכַּדְתִּי, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם,\nבַּעֲוֹן נְדָרִים וּשְׁבוּעוֹת וּנְזִירוּת וַחֲרָמוֹת וְאִסּוּרִין וְקוּנָמוֹת וְהַסְכָּמוֹת. וְאֵין\nאֲנִי תּוֹהָא, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, עַל קִיּוּם הַמַּעֲשִׂים הַטּוֹבִים הָהֵם שֶׁעָשִׂיתִי, רַק\nאֲנִי מִתְחָרֵט עַל קַבָּלַת הָעִנְיָנִים בִּלְשׁוֹן נֶדֶר אוֹ שְׁבוּעָה אוֹ נְזִירוּת אוֹ\nאִסּוּר אוֹ חֵרֶם אוֹ קוּנָם אוֹ הַסְכָּמָה אוֹ קַבָּלָה בְלֵב, וּמִתְחָרֵט אֲנִי עַל זֶה\nשֶׁלֹּא אָמַרְתִּי הֲרֵינִי עוֹשֶׂה דָּבָר זֶה בְּלִי נֶדֶר וּשְׁבוּעָה וּנְזִירוּת וְחֵרֶם וְאִסּוּר\nוְקוּנָם וְקַבָּלָה בְלֵב.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "shim|U na ra|bo|TAI (da|ya|NIM mum|CHIM), kol NE|der o sh'vu-AH o i|SUR o ku|NAM\no CHE|rem she|na|DAR|ti o nish|BA|ti be|ha|KITZ o ba|cha|LOM, o nish|BA|ti bish|MOT\nhak|do|SHIM she-ei|NAM nim|cha|KIM uv|SHEM הויה ba|RUCH hu, ve|CHOL mi|NEI ne|zi|RUT\nshe|ki|BAL|ti a|LAI va-a|fi|LU ne|zi|RUT shim|SHON, ve|CHOL shum i|SUR va-a|fi|LU i|SUR ha|na-AH\nshe-a|SAR|ti a|LAI o al a|che|RIM b'CHOL la|SHON shel i|SUR bein bil|SHON i|SUR o\nCHE|rem o ku|NAM, ve|CHOL shum ka|ba|LAH a|fi|LU shel mitz|VAH she|ki|BAL|ti a|LAI bein bil|SHON\nNE|der bein bil|SHON ne|da|VAH bein bil|SHON sh'vu-AH bein bil|SHON ne|zi|RUT bein b'CHOL\nla|SHON, ve|GAM ha|na-a|SEH bit|ki-AT kaf. bein kol NE|der u|VEIN kol ne|da|VAH u|VEIN shum min|HAG\nshel mitz|VAH she|na|HAG|ti et atz|MI, ve|CHOL mo|TZA s'fa|TAI she|ya|TZA mi|PI o she|na|DAR|ti\nve|ga|MAR|ti b'li|BI la-a|SOT shum mitz|VAH me|ha|mitz|VOT o ei|ZO han|ha|GAH to|VAH o\nei|ZEH da|VAR tov she|na|HAG|ti sha|LOSH pe-a|MIM, ve|LO hit|nei|TI she|ye|HEI b'LI NE|der. hen\nda|VAR she-a|si|TI, hen al atz|MI hen al a|che|RIM, hen o|TAN hay|du-IM li hen o|TAN\nshek|VAR sha|CHACH|ti. b'chu|le|HON it|cha|rat|NA be|HON me-i|ka|RA, ve|sho-EL u|me|va|KESH a|NI\nmi|ma-a|lat|CHEM ha|ta|RAH a|lei|HEM, ki ya|rei|TI pen e|ka|SHEL ve|nil|KAD|ti, chas ve|sha|LOM,\nba-a|VON ne|da|RIM ush|vu-OT u|ne|zi|RUT va|cha|ra|MOT ve-i|su|RIN ve|ku|na|MOT ve|has|ka|MOT. ve-EIN\na|NI to|HA, chas ve|sha|LOM, al ki|YUM ha|ma-a|SIM ha|to|VIM ha|HEM she-a|si|TI, rak\na|NI mit|cha|RET al ka|ba|LAT ha-in|ya|NIM bil|SHON NE|der o sh'vu-AH o ne|zi|RUT o\ni|SUR o CHE|rem o ku|NAM o has|ka|MAH o ka|ba|LAH v'LEV, u|mit|cha|RET a|NI al zeh\nshe|LO a|MAR|ti ha|rei|NI o|SEH da|VAR zeh b'LI NE|der ush|vu-AH u|ne|zi|RUT ve|CHE|rem ve-i|SUR\nve|ku|NAM ve|ka|ba|LAH v'LEV.",
            "orthographic": "shim|ʿU naʾ rab|bo|THAI (day|ya|NIM mum|ḥIM), kol NE|dher ʾo she|vu|ʿAH ʾo ʾis|SUR ʾo qu|NAM\nʾo ḥE|rem shen|na|DHAR|ti ʾo nish|BAʿ|ti be|ha|QITZ ʾo ba|ḥa|LOM, ʾo nish|BAʿ|ti bish|MOTH\nhaq|qe|dho|SHIM she|ʾe|NAM nim|ḥa|QIM u|ve|SHEM הויה ba|RUKH huʾ, ve|KHOL mi|NE ne|zi|RUTH\nsheq|qib|BAL|ti ʿa|LAI va|ʾa|fil|LU ne|zi|RUTH shim|SHON, ve|KHOL shum ʾis|SUR va|ʾa|fil|LU ʾis|SUR ha|na|ʾAH\nshe|ʾa|SAR|ti ʿa|LAI ʾo ʿal ʾa|ḥe|RIM be|KHOL la|SHON shel ʾis|SUR ben bil|SHON ʾis|SUR ʾo\nḥE|rem ʾo qu|NAM, ve|KHOL shum qab|ba|LAH ʾa|fil|LU shel mitz|VAH sheq|qib|BAL|ti ʿa|LAI ben bil|SHON\nNE|dher ben bil|SHON ne|dha|VAH ben bil|SHON she|vu|ʿAH ben bil|SHON ne|zi|RUTH ben be|KHOL\nla|SHON, ve|GHAM han|na|ʿa|śEH bith|qi|ʿATH kaf. ben kol NE|dher u|VEN kol ne|dha|VAH u|VEN shum min|HAGH\nshel mitz|VAH shen|na|HAGH|ti ʾeth ʿatz|MI, ve|KHOL mo|TZAʾ śe|fa|THAI shey|ya|TZAʾ mip|PI ʾo shen|na|DHAR|ti\nve|gha|MAR|ti be|lib|BI la|ʿa|śOTH shum mitz|VAH me|ham|mitz|VOTH ʾo ʾe|ZO han|ha|GHAH ṭo|VAH ʾo\nʾe|ZEH da|VAR ṭov shen|na|HAGH|ti sha|LOSH pe|ʿa|MIM, ve|LOʾ hith|ne|THI shey|ye|HEʾ be|LI NE|dher. hen\nda|VAR she|ʿa|śi|THI, hen ʿal ʿatz|MI hen ʿal ʾa|ḥe|RIM, hen ʾo|THAN hay|ye|dhu|ʿIM li hen ʾo|THAN\nshek|ke|VAR sha|KHAḥ|ti. be|khul|le|HON ʾith|ḥa|raṭ|NAʾ be|HON me|ʿiq|qa|RAʾ, ve|sho|ʾEL u|me|vaq|QESH ʾa|NI\nmim|ma|ʿa|lath|KHEM hat|ta|RAH ʿa|le|HEM, ki ya|reʾ|THI pen ʾek|ka|SHEL ve|nil|KADH|ti, ḥas ve|sha|LOM,\nba|ʿa|VON ne|dha|RIM u|she|vu|ʿOTH u|ne|zi|RUTH va|ḥa|ra|MOTH ve|ʾis|su|RIN ve|qu|na|MOTH ve|has|ka|MOTH. ve|ʾEN\nʾa|NI to|HAʾ, ḥas ve|sha|LOM, ʿal qiy|YUM ham|ma|ʿa|śIM haṭ|ṭo|VIM ha|HEM she|ʿa|śi|THI, raq\nʾa|NI mith|ḥa|REṭ ʿal qab|ba|LATH ha|ʿin|ya|NIM bil|SHON NE|dher ʾo she|vu|ʿAH ʾo ne|zi|RUTH ʾo\nʾis|SUR ʾo ḥE|rem ʾo qu|NAM ʾo has|ka|MAH ʾo qab|ba|LAH ve|LEV, u|mith|ḥa|REṭ ʾa|NI ʿal zeh\nshel|LOʾ ʾa|MAR|ti ha|re|NI ʿo|śEH da|VAR zeh be|LI NE|dher u|she|vu|ʿAH u|ne|zi|RUTH ve|ḥE|rem ve|ʾis|SUR\nve|qu|NAM ve|qab|ba|LAH ve|LEV.",
            "sephardic": "shim|ʿU na rab|bo|TAI (day|ya|NIM mum|ḥIM), kol NE|der o she|vu|ʿAH o is|SUR o qu|NAM\no ḥE|rem shen|na|DAR|ti o nish|BAʿ|ti be|ha|QITZ o ba|ḥa|LOM, o nish|BAʿ|ti bish|MOT\nhaq|qe|do|SHIM she|e|NAM nim|ḥa|QIM u|ve|SHEM הויה ba|RUKH hu, ve|KHOL mi|NE ne|zi|RUT\nsheq|qib|BAL|ti ʿa|LAI va|a|fil|LU ne|zi|RUT shim|SHON, ve|KHOL shum is|SUR va|a|fil|LU is|SUR ha|na|AH\nshe|a|SAR|ti ʿa|LAI o ʿal a|ḥe|RIM be|KHOL la|SHON shel is|SUR ben bil|SHON is|SUR o\nḥE|rem o qu|NAM, ve|KHOL shum qab|ba|LAH a|fil|LU shel mitz|VAH sheq|qib|BAL|ti ʿa|LAI ben bil|SHON\nNE|der ben bil|SHON ne|da|VAH ben bil|SHON she|vu|ʿAH ben bil|SHON ne|zi|RUT ben be|KHOL\nla|SHON, ve|GAM han|na|ʿa|SEH bit|qi|ʿAT kaf. ben kol NE|der u|VEN kol ne|da|VAH u|VEN shum min|HAG\nshel mitz|VAH shen|na|HAG|ti et ʿatz|MI, ve|KHOL mo|TZA se|fa|TAI shey|ya|TZA mip|PI o shen|na|DAR|ti\nve|ga|MAR|ti be|lib|BI la|ʿa|SOT shum mitz|VAH me|ham|mitz|VOT o e|ZO han|ha|GAH to|VAH o\ne|ZEH da|VAR tov shen|na|HAG|ti sha|LOSH pe|ʿa|MIM, ve|LO hit|ne|TI shey|ye|HE be|LI NE|der. hen\nda|VAR she|ʿa|si|TI, hen ʿal ʿatz|MI hen ʿal a|ḥe|RIM, hen o|TAN hay|ye|du|ʿIM li hen o|TAN\nshek|ke|VAR sha|KHAḥ|ti. be|khul|le|HON it|ḥa|rat|NA be|HON me|ʿiq|qa|RA, ve|sho|EL u|me|vaq|QESH a|NI\nmim|ma|ʿa|lat|KHEM hat|ta|RAH ʿa|le|HEM, ki ya|re|TI pen ek|ka|SHEL ve|nil|KAD|ti, ḥas ve|sha|LOM,\nba|ʿa|VON ne|da|RIM u|she|vu|ʿOT u|ne|zi|RUT va|ḥa|ra|MOT ve|is|su|RIN ve|qu|na|MOT ve|has|ka|MOT. ve|EN\na|NI to|HA, ḥas ve|sha|LOM, ʿal qiy|YUM ham|ma|ʿa|SIM hat|to|VIM ha|HEM she|ʿa|si|TI, raq\na|NI mit|ḥa|RET ʿal qab|ba|LAT ha|ʿin|ya|NIM bil|SHON NE|der o she|vu|ʿAH o ne|zi|RUT o\nis|SUR o ḥE|rem o qu|NAM o has|ka|MAH o qab|ba|LAH ve|LEV, u|mit|ḥa|RET a|NI ʿal zeh\nshel|LO a|MAR|ti ha|re|NI ʿo|SEH da|VAR zeh be|LI NE|der u|she|vu|ʿAH u|ne|zi|RUT ve|ḥE|rem ve|is|SUR\nve|qu|NAM ve|qab|ba|LAH ve|LEV.",
            "chabad": "shim|U no ra|boy|SAI (da|yo|NIM mum|CHIM), kol NE|der oy sh'vu-OH oy i|SUR oy ku|NOM\noy CHEI|rem she|no|DAR|ti oy nish|BA|ti b'ho|KITZ oy ba|cha|LOYM, oy nish|BA|ti bish|MOYS\nhak'|doy|SHIM she-ei|NOM nim|cho|KIM uv'|SHEIM הויה bo|RUCH hu, v'CHOL mi|NEI n'zi|RUS\nshe|ki|BAL|ti o|LAI va-a|fi|LU n'zi|RUS shim|SHOYN, v'CHOL shum i|SUR va-a|fi|LU i|SUR ha|no-OH\nshe-o|SAR|ti o|LAI oy al a|chei|RIM b'CHOL lo|SHOYN shel i|SUR bein bil|SHOYN i|SUR oy\nCHEI|rem oy ku|NOM, v'CHOL shum ka|bo|LOH a|fi|LU shel MITZ|voh she|ki|BAL|ti o|LAI bein bil|SHOYN\nNE|der bein bil|SHOYN n'do|VOH bein bil|SHOYN sh'vu-OH bein bil|SHOYN n'zi|RUS bein b'CHOL\nlo|SHOYN, v'GAM ha|na-a|SEH bis|ki-AS kaf. bein kol NE|der u|VEIN kol n'do|VOH u|VEIN shum min|HOG\nshel MITZ|voh she|no|HAG|ti es atz|MI, v'CHOL moy|TZO s'fo|SAI she|yo|TZO mi|PI oy she|no|DAR|ti\nv'go|MAR|ti b'li|BI la-a|SOYS shum MITZ|voh mei|ha|mitz|VOYS oy ei|ZOY han|ho|GOH toy|VOH oy\nei|ZEH do|VOR toyv she|no|HAG|ti sho|LOYSH p'o|MIM, v'LOY his|nei|SI shey'|HEI b'LI NE|der. hein\ndo|VOR she-o|si|SI, hein al atz|MI hein al a|chei|RIM, hein oy|SON hay'|du-IM li hein oy|SON\nshek'|VOR sho|CHACH|ti. b'chul'|HOYN is|cho|rat|NO b'HOYN mei-i|ko|RO, v'shoy-EIL um'|va|KEISH a|NI\nmi|ma-a|las|CHEM ha|to|ROH a|lei|HEM, ki yo|rei|SI pen e|ko|SHEIL v'nil|KAD|ti, chas v'sho|LOYM,\nba-a|VOYN n'do|RIM ush'|vu-OYS un'|zi|RUS va|cha|ro|MOYS v'i|su|RIN v'ku|no|MOYS v'has|ko|MOYS. v'EIN\na|NI toy|HO, chas v'sho|LOYM, al ki|YUM ha|ma-a|SIM ha|toy|VIM ho|HEIM she-o|si|SI, rak\na|NI mis|cho|REIT al ka|bo|LAS ho-in|yo|NIM bil|SHOYN NE|der oy sh'vu-OH oy n'zi|RUS oy\ni|SUR oy CHEI|rem oy ku|NOM oy has|ko|MOH oy ka|bo|LOH v'LEIV, u|mis|cho|REIT a|NI al zeh\nshe|LOY o|MAR|ti ha|rei|NI oy|SEH do|VOR zeh b'LI NE|der ush'|vu-OH un'|zi|RUS v'CHEI|rem v'i|SUR\nv'ku|NOM v'ka|bo|LOH v'LEIV."
          },
          "english": "Hear, I pray, my masters (expert judges): every oath or vow or restriction or prohibition or ban that I have sworn or vowed, whether in waking or in a dream, or that I swore by one of the holy names that cannot be erased, or by the holy four-letter name of God, blessed be He, or any naziriteship I took upon myself, even a naziriteship like Samson’s, or any prohibition, even against enjoyment, whether I imposed it upon myself or upon others, by any phrasing of prohibition, whether employing the wording of restriction or prohibition or ban, or any positive commitment, even to fulfill a [non-obligatory] commandment, that I undertook by way of a vow or oath or voluntary undertaking or naziriteship or any other such expression, whether effected by handshake or by vow or by voluntary undertaking or by a commandment-mandated custom I have been accustomed to observe, or any utterance I have spoken aloud, or any non-obligatory commandment or worthy practice or conduct I vowed and determined in my heart to perform, and have performed three times without stating that it lacks the force of a vow, whether concerning myself or others, both what is known to me and what I have already forgotten – concerning all of them, I now declare my retroactive regret, and request and seek their annulment from you, my eminences. For I fear lest I stumble and be caught, Heaven forbid, in the sin of oaths, vows, naziriteships, prohibitions, bans, restrictions and agreements. I feel no regret, Heaven forbid, for performing the good deeds I have done. I regret, rather, having bound them upon myself in the wording of vow, oath, naziriteship, ban, prohibition, restriction, agreement or acceptance of the heart."
        },
        {
          "type": "Passage",
          "hebrew": "לָכֵן אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל הַתָּרָה בְּכֻלְּהוֹן.",
          "transliteration": {
            "israeli": "la|CHEN a|NI sho-EL ha|ta|RAH b'chu|le|HON.",
            "orthographic": "la|KHEN ʾa|NI sho|ʾEL hat|ta|RAH be|khul|le|HON.",
            "sephardic": "la|KHEN a|NI sho|EL hat|ta|RAH be|khul|le|HON.",
            "chabad": "lo|CHEIN a|NI shoy-EIL ha|to|ROH b'chul'|HOYN."
          },
          "english": "I therefore request annulment for them all."
        }
      ],
      "footer": [
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "Judaism is a religion that stresses the sanctity of language, especially when used to accept or impose obligations on oneself. Deep significance attaches to vows and other verbal undertakings: “If a man makes a vow to God, or makes an oath to obligate himself, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said” (Num. 30:3). In general, it is preferable not to invest voluntary commitments with the sacred status of a vow. “If you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty” (Deut. 23:23). “It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it” (Eccl. 5:4)."
        },
        {
          "type": "Commentary",
          "text": "ANNULMENT OF VOWS To avoid entering the High Holy Days under the pressure of unfulfilled undertakings to God, our custom is to annul or “release” vows on the morning before Rosh HaShana. A similar, though more solemn, ceremony takes place immediately prior to Yom Kippur in the form of Kol Nidrei."
        }
      ]
    }
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