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  <summary>Annulment of Vows, pages 928-929, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.</summary>
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      <slug>koren-shalem</slug>
      <title>Koren Shalem Siddur</title>
      <nusach>Sepharad</nusach>
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      <slug>1028-1029-928-929-erev-rosh-hashana-annulment-of-vows</slug>
      <section>Erev Rosh Hashana</section>
      <topic>Annulment of Vows</topic>
      <printPages>928-929</printPages>
      <pdfPages>1028-1029</pdfPages>
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        <section>
          <hebrew>ערב ראש השנה</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>E|rev rosh ha|sha|NAH</israeli>
            <orthographic>ʿE|rev roʾsh has|sha|NAH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ʿE|rev rosh has|sha|NAH</sephardic>
            <chabad>E|rev roysh ha|sho|NOH</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>EREV ROSH HASHANA</english>
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        <topic>
          <hebrew>התרת נדרים</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ha|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM</israeli>
            <orthographic>hat|ta|RATH ne|dha|RIM</orthographic>
            <sephardic>hat|ta|RAT ne|da|RIM</sephardic>
            <chabad>ha|to|RAS n&apos;do|RIM</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>ANNULMENT OF VOWS</english>
        </topic>
        <printPages>928-929</printPages>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>אֲנִי מִתְחָרֵט עַל כָּל הַנִּזְכָּר, בֵּין אִם הָיוּ הַמַּעֲשִׂים מִדְּבָרִים הַנּוֹגְעִים בְּמָמוֹן,
בֵּין מֵהַדְּבָרִים הַנּוֹגְעִים בַּגּוּף, בֵּין מֵהַדְּבָרִים הַנּוֹגְעִים אֶל הַנְּשָׁמָה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>a|NI mit|cha|RET al kol ha|niz|KAR, bein im ha|YU ha|ma-a|SIM mid|va|RIM ha|no|ge-IM b&apos;ma|MON,
bein me|had|va|RIM ha|no|ge-IM ba|GUF, bein me|had|va|RIM ha|no|ge-IM el ha|ne|sha|MAH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ʾa|NI mith|ḥa|REṭ ʿal kol han|niz|KAR, ben ʾim ha|YU ham|ma|ʿa|śIM mid|de|va|RIM han|no|ghe|ʿIM be|ma|MON,
ben me|had|de|va|RIM han|no|ghe|ʿIM bag|GUF, ben me|had|de|va|RIM han|no|ghe|ʿIM ʾel han|ne|sha|MAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>a|NI mit|ḥa|RET ʿal kol han|niz|KAR, ben im ha|YU ham|ma|ʿa|SIM mid|de|va|RIM han|no|ge|ʿIM be|ma|MON,
ben me|had|de|va|RIM han|no|ge|ʿIM bag|GUF, ben me|had|de|va|RIM han|no|ge|ʿIM el han|ne|sha|MAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>a|NI mis|cho|REIT al kol ha|niz|KOR, bein im ho|YU ha|ma-a|SIM mid&apos;|vo|RIM ha|noyg&apos;-IM b&apos;mo|MOYN,
bein mei|had&apos;|vo|RIM ha|noyg&apos;-IM ba|GUF, bein mei|had&apos;|vo|RIM ha|noyg&apos;-IM el han&apos;|sho|MOH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>I regret all these things I have mentioned, whether they related to monetary matters, or to the body or to the soul.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>בְּכֻלְּהוֹן אֲנִי מִתְחָרֵט עַל לְשׁוֹן נֶדֶר וּשְׁבוּעָה וּנְזִירוּת וֶאֱסוּר וְחֵרֶם וְקוֹנָם
וְקַבָּלָה בְּלֵב.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>b&apos;chu|le|HON a|NI mit|cha|RET al le|SHON NE|der ush|vu-AH u|ne|zi|RUT ve-e|SUR ve|CHE|rem ve|ko|NAM
ve|ka|ba|LAH b&apos;LEV.</israeli>
            <orthographic>be|khul|le|HON ʾa|NI mith|ḥa|REṭ ʿal le|SHON NE|dher u|she|vu|ʿAH u|ne|zi|RUTH ve|ʾe|SUR ve|ḥE|rem ve|qo|NAM
ve|qab|ba|LAH be|LEV.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>be|khul|le|HON a|NI mit|ḥa|RET ʿal le|SHON NE|der u|she|vu|ʿAH u|ne|zi|RUT ve|e|SUR ve|ḥE|rem ve|qo|NAM
ve|qab|ba|LAH be|LEV.</sephardic>
            <chabad>b&apos;chul&apos;|HOYN a|NI mis|cho|REIT al l&apos;SHOYN NE|der ush&apos;|vu-OH un&apos;|zi|RUS ve-e|SUR v&apos;CHEI|rem v&apos;koy|NOM
v&apos;ka|bo|LOH b&apos;LEIV.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>In relation to them all, I regret the language of vow, oath, naziriteship, prohibition, ban, penalty, and acceptance of the heart.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>וְהִנֵּה מִצַּד הַדִּין הַמִּתְחָרֵט וְהַמְבַקֵּשׁ הַתָּרָה צָרִיךְ לְפָרֵט הַנֶּדֶר, אַךְ דְּעוּ נָא
רַבּוֹתַי, כִּי אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְפָרְטָם, כִּי רַבִּים הֵם. וְאֵין אֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ הַתָּרָה עַל אוֹתָם
הַנְּדָרִים שֶׁאֵין לְהַתִּיר אוֹתָם, עַל כֵּן יִהְיוּ נָא בְּעֵינֵיכֶם כְּאִלּוּ הָיִיתִי פּוֹרְטָם.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ve|hi|NEH mi|TZAD ha|DIN ha|mit|cha|RET ve|ha|me|va|KESH ha|ta|RAH tza|RICH le|fa|RET ha|NE|der, ach de|U na
ra|bo|TAI, ki i ef|SHAR le|fa|re|TAM, ki ra|BIM hem. ve-EIN a|NI me|va|KESH ha|ta|RAH al o|TAM
ha|ne|da|RIM she-EIN le|ha|TIR o|TAM, al ken yih|YU na be-ei|nei|CHEM ke-i|LU ha|yi|TI po|re|TAM.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ve|hin|NEH mit|TZADH had|DIN ham|mith|ḥa|REṭ ve|ha|me|vaq|QESH hat|ta|RAH tza|RIKH le|fa|REṭ han|NE|dher, ʾakh de|ʿU naʾ
rab|bo|THAI, ki ʾi ʾef|SHAR le|fa|re|ṭAM, ki rab|BIM hem. ve|ʾEN ʾa|NI me|vaq|QESH hat|ta|RAH ʿal ʾo|THAM
han|ne|dha|RIM she|ʾEN le|hat|TIR ʾo|THAM, ʿal ken yih|YU naʾ be|ʿe|ne|KHEM ke|ʾil|LU ha|yi|THI po|re|ṭAM.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ve|hin|NEH mit|TZAD had|DIN ham|mit|ḥa|RET ve|ha|me|vaq|QESH hat|ta|RAH tza|RIKH le|fa|RET han|NE|der, akh de|ʿU na
rab|bo|TAI, ki i ef|SHAR le|fa|re|TAM, ki rab|BIM hem. ve|EN a|NI me|vaq|QESH hat|ta|RAH ʿal o|TAM
han|ne|da|RIM she|EN le|hat|TIR o|TAM, ʿal ken yih|YU na be|ʿe|ne|KHEM ke|il|LU ha|yi|TI po|re|TAM.</sephardic>
            <chabad>v&apos;hi|NEIH mi|TZAD ha|DIN ha|mis|cho|REIT v&apos;ham&apos;|va|KEISH ha|to|ROH tzo|RICH l&apos;fo|REIT ha|NE|der, ach d&apos;U no
ra|boy|SAI, ki i ef|SHOR l&apos;for&apos;|TOM, ki ra|BIM heim. v&apos;EIN a|NI m&apos;va|KEISH ha|to|ROH al oy|SOM
han&apos;|do|RIM she-EIN l&apos;ha|TIR oy|SOM, al kein yih|YU no b&apos;ei|nei|CHEM k&apos;i|LU ho|yi|SI poyr&apos;|TOM.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>To be sure, according to the law, one who regrets and seeks annulment must specify the vow [from which he seeks release]. But please know, my masters, that it is impossible to specify them, for they are many. I do not seek release from vows that cannot be annulled. Therefore, may it be in your eyes as if I had specified them.</english>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>The judges say the following three times:</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>הַכֹּל יִהְיוּ מֻתָּרִים לָךְ, הַכֹּל מְחוּלִים לָךְ, הַכֹּל שְׁרוּיִים לָךְ. אֵין כָּאן לֹא
נֶדֶר וְלֹא שְׁבוּעָה וְלֹא נְזִירוּת וְלֹא חֵרֶם וְלֹא אִסּוּר וְלֹא קוֹנָם וְלֹא נִדּוּי
וְלֹא שַׁמְתָּא וְלֹא אָרוּר. אֲבָל יֵשׁ כָּאן מְחִילָה וּסְלִיחָה וְכַפָּרָה. וּכְשֵׁם
שֶׁמַּתִּירִים בְּבֵית דִּין שֶׁל מַטָּה, כָּךְ יִהְיוּ מֻתָּרִים מִבֵּית דִּין שֶׁל מַעְלָה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ha|KOL yih|YU mu|ta|RIM lach, ha|KOL me|chu|LIM lach, ha|KOL sh&apos;ru|YIM lach. ein kan lo
NE|der ve|LO sh&apos;vu-AH ve|LO ne|zi|RUT ve|LO CHE|rem ve|LO i|SUR ve|LO ko|NAM ve|LO ni|DUI
ve|LO sham|TA ve|LO a|RUR. a|VAL yesh kan me|chi|LAH us|li|CHAH ve|cha|pa|RAH. uch|SHEM
she|ma|ti|RIM be|VEIT din shel ma|TAH, kach yih|YU mu|ta|RIM mi|BEIT din shel ma|LAH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>hak|KOL yih|YU mut|ta|RIM lakh, hak|KOL me|ḥu|LIM lakh, hak|KOL she|ru|YIM lakh. ʾen kaʾn loʾ
NE|dher ve|LOʾ she|vu|ʿAH ve|LOʾ ne|zi|RUTH ve|LOʾ ḥE|rem ve|LOʾ ʾis|SUR ve|LOʾ qo|NAM ve|LOʾ nid|DUI
ve|LOʾ sham|TAʾ ve|LOʾ ʾa|RUR. ʾa|VAL yesh kaʾn me|ḥi|LAH u|se|li|ḥAH ve|khap|pa|RAH. u|khe|SHEM
shem|mat|ti|RIM be|VETH din shel maṭ|ṭAH, kakh yih|YU mut|ta|RIM mib|BETH din shel maʿ|LAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>hak|KOL yih|YU mut|ta|RIM lakh, hak|KOL me|ḥu|LIM lakh, hak|KOL she|ru|YIM lakh. en kan lo
NE|der ve|LO she|vu|ʿAH ve|LO ne|zi|RUT ve|LO ḥE|rem ve|LO is|SUR ve|LO qo|NAM ve|LO nid|DUI
ve|LO sham|TA ve|LO a|RUR. a|VAL yesh kan me|ḥi|LAH u|se|li|ḥAH ve|khap|pa|RAH. u|khe|SHEM
shem|mat|ti|RIM be|VET din shel mat|TAH, kakh yih|YU mut|ta|RIM mib|BET din shel maʿ|LAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>ha|KOYL yih|YU mu|to|RIM loch, ha|KOYL m&apos;chu|LIM loch, ha|KOYL sh&apos;ru|YIM loch. ein kon loy
NE|der v&apos;LOY sh&apos;vu-OH v&apos;LOY n&apos;zi|RUS v&apos;LOY CHEI|rem v&apos;LOY i|SUR v&apos;LOY koy|NOM v&apos;LOY ni|DUI
v&apos;LOY sham|TO v&apos;LOY o|RUR. a|VOL yeish kon m&apos;chi|LOH us&apos;|li|CHOH v&apos;cha|po|ROH. uch&apos;|SHEIM
she|ma|ti|RIM b&apos;VEIS din shel ma|TOH, koch yih|YU mu|to|RIM mi|BEIS din shel ma|LOH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>May all be permitted to you. May all be forgiven you. May all be allowed to you. There is now no vow, oath, naziriteship, ban, prohibition, penalty, ostracism, excommunication, or curse. There is now pardon, forgiveness and atonement. And just as the earthly court has granted permission, so may the heavenly court grant permission.</english>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Instructions</type>
          <text>The one seeking annulment of vows says:</text>
        </body>
        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>הֲרֵי אֲנִי מוֹסֵר מוֹדָעָה לִפְנֵיכֶם, וַאֲנִי מְבַטֵּל מִכָּאן וּלְהַבָּא כָּל הַנְּדָרִים
וְכָל שְׁבוּעוֹת וּנְזִירוּת וֶאֱסוּרִין וְקוּנוֹמוֹת וַחֲרָמוֹת וְהַסְכָּמוֹת וְקַבָּלָה בְּלֵב
שֶׁאֲקַבֵּל עָלַי בְּעַצְמִי, הֵן בְּהָקִיץ הֵן בַּחֲלוֹם, חוּץ מִנִּדְרֵי תַעֲנִית בִּשְׁעַת
מִנְחָה. וְאִם אֶשְׁכַּח לִתְנַאי מוֹדָעָה הַזֹּאת וְאֶדֹּר מֵהַיּוֹם עוֹד, מֵעַתָּה
אֲנִי מִתְחָרֵט עֲלֵיהֶם וּמַתְנֶה עֲלֵיהֶם שֶׁיִּהְיוּ כֻּלָּן בְּטֵלִין וּמְבֻטָּלִין, לֹא
שְׁרִירִין וְלֹא קַיָּמִין, וְלָא יְהוֹן חָלִין כְּלָל וּכְלָל. בְּכֻלְּהוֹן אֶתְחָרַטְנָא בְּהוֹן
מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ha|REI a|NI mo|SER mo|da-AH lif|nei|CHEM, va-a|NI me|va|TEL mi|KAN u|le|ha|BA kol ha|ne|da|RIM
ve|CHOL sh&apos;vu-OT u|ne|zi|RUT ve-e|su|RIN ve|ku|no|MOT va|cha|ra|MOT ve|has|ka|MOT ve|ka|ba|LAH b&apos;LEV
she-a|ka|BEL a|LAI be-atz|MI, hen be|ha|KITZ hen ba|cha|LOM, chutz mi|nid|REI ta-a|NIT bish|AT
min|CHAH. ve-IM esh|KACH lit|NAI mo|da-AH ha|ZOT ve-e|DOR me|ha|YOM od, me-a|TAH
a|NI mit|cha|RET a|lei|HEM u|mat|NEH a|lei|HEM she|yih|YU ku|LAN b&apos;te|LIN u|me|vu|ta|LIN, lo
sh&apos;ri|RIN ve|LO ka|ya|MIN, ve|LA ye|HON cha|LIN k&apos;LAL uch|LAL. b&apos;chu|le|HON et|cha|rat|NA be|HON
me-a|TAH ve-AD o|LAM.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ha|RE ʾa|NI mo|SER mo|dha|ʿAH lif|ne|KHEM, va|ʾa|NI me|vaṭ|ṭEL mik|KAʾN u|le|hab|BAʾ kol han|ne|dha|RIM
ve|KHOL she|vu|ʿOTH u|ne|zi|RUTH ve|ʾe|su|RIN ve|qu|no|MOTH va|ḥa|ra|MOTH ve|has|ka|MOTH ve|qab|ba|LAH be|LEV
she|ʾa|qab|BEL ʿa|LAI be|ʿatz|MI, hen be|ha|QITZ hen ba|ḥa|LOM, ḥutz min|nidh|RE tha|ʿa|NITH bish|ʿATH
min|ḥAH. ve|ʾIM ʾesh|KAḥ lith|NAIʾ mo|dha|ʿAH haz|ZOʾTH ve|ʾed|DOR me|hay|YOM ʿodh, me|ʿat|TAH
ʾa|NI mith|ḥa|REṭ ʿa|le|HEM u|math|NEH ʿa|le|HEM shey|yih|YU kul|LAN be|ṭe|LIN u|me|vuṭ|ṭa|LIN, loʾ
she|ri|RIN ve|LOʾ qay|ya|MIN, ve|LAʾ ye|HON ḥa|LIN ke|LAL u|khe|LAL. be|khul|le|HON ʾeth|ḥa|raṭ|NAʾ be|HON
me|ʿat|TAH ve|ʿADH ʿo|LAM.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ha|RE a|NI mo|SER mo|da|ʿAH lif|ne|KHEM, va|a|NI me|vat|TEL mik|KAN u|le|hab|BA kol han|ne|da|RIM
ve|KHOL she|vu|ʿOT u|ne|zi|RUT ve|e|su|RIN ve|qu|no|MOT va|ḥa|ra|MOT ve|has|ka|MOT ve|qab|ba|LAH be|LEV
she|a|qab|BEL ʿa|LAI be|ʿatz|MI, hen be|ha|QITZ hen ba|ḥa|LOM, ḥutz min|nid|RE ta|ʿa|NIT bish|ʿAT
min|ḥAH. ve|IM esh|KAḥ lit|NAI mo|da|ʿAH haz|ZOT ve|ed|DOR me|hay|YOM ʿod, me|ʿat|TAH
a|NI mit|ḥa|RET ʿa|le|HEM u|mat|NEH ʿa|le|HEM shey|yih|YU kul|LAN be|te|LIN u|me|vut|ta|LIN, lo
she|ri|RIN ve|LO qay|ya|MIN, ve|LA ye|HON ḥa|LIN ke|LAL u|khe|LAL. be|khul|le|HON et|ḥa|rat|NA be|HON
me|ʿat|TAH ve|ʿAD ʿo|LAM.</sephardic>
            <chabad>ha|REI a|NI moy|SEIR moy|do-OH lif|nei|CHEM, va-a|NI m&apos;va|TEIL mi|KON ul&apos;|ha|BO kol han&apos;|do|RIM
v&apos;CHOL sh&apos;vu-OYS un&apos;|zi|RUS ve-e|su|RIN v&apos;ku|noy|MOYS va|cha|ro|MOYS v&apos;has|ko|MOYS v&apos;ka|bo|LOH b&apos;LEIV
she-a|ka|BEIL o|LAI b&apos;atz|MI, hein b&apos;ho|KITZ hein ba|cha|LOYM, chutz mi|nid|REI sa-a|NIS bish|AS
min|CHOH. v&apos;IM esh|KACH lis|NAI moy|do-OH ha|ZOYS v&apos;e|DOYR mei|ha|YOYM oyd, mei-a|TOH
a|NI mis|cho|REIT a|lei|HEM u|mas|NEH a|lei|HEM she|yih|YU ku|LON b&apos;tei|LIN um&apos;|vu|to|LIN, loy
sh&apos;ri|RIN v&apos;LOY ka|yo|MIN, v&apos;LO y&apos;HOYN cho|LIN k&apos;LOL uch&apos;|LOL. b&apos;chul&apos;|HOYN es|cho|rat|NO b&apos;HOYN
mei-a|TOH v&apos;AD oy|LOM.</chabad>
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          <english>Behold I make a formal declaration before you that I cancel from now onward all vows and all oaths, naziriteships, prohibitions, penalties, bans, agreements and acceptances of the heart that I may accept upon myself, whether awake or in a dream, except a vow to fast that I undertake at the time of the afternoon prayer. If I forget the conditions of this declaration and make a vow from this day onward, as of now I retroactively regret them and declare them to be null and void, without effect or validity, and they shall have no force whatsoever. Regarding them all, I regret them from now and for ever.</english>
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          <text>The undertakings involved here relate to vows made to God in respect of behavior not categorically demanded or forbidden by Jewish law. The declaration covers a range of such commitments. A neder is a vow forbidding something to oneself; an issar is a more general category of self-imposed prohibition. A shevu’a is an oath relating to action rather than an object: a promise to do or not to do a certain act. A ḥerem renders an object forbidden by designating it as sacred property; a konam designates it as if it were a sacrifice. Nezirut, the acceptance, usually for a period of thirty days, of the status of a nazirite (Num. 6:1–21), involves abstaining from wine or grapes, cutting one’s hair, or contact with a corpse.</text>
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          <text>The basis of release is regret: had one known what one knows now, one would not have undertaken the vow. The release is performed by three adult men sitting as a court, and its effect is retroactive: it is as if the vow had never been made. The entire process emphasizes the solemnity of verbal commitments. We must be true to our word and never lightly promise to do what we may not be able to fulfill.</text>
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