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Is shav v'nafshah chateach al issuro a form of testimony (eidus) or a personal vow (neder)? The shiur analyzes the Rambam (רמב"ם)-Raavad dispute and the Tosafot Rid's position through the lens of whether one can be mafkir another's rights. This chakira determines when amasla works and whether beit din has judicial or merely rabbinical authority in such cases.
The shiur explores a fundamental chakira regarding the nature of shav v'nafshah chateach al issuro - whether it functions as a form of testimony (eidus) or as a personal vow/prohibition (neder). This question emerges from analyzing several key sources and disputes. The primary focus is the machlokes between the Rambam (רמב"ם) and Raavad regarding a married woman who tells her husband she was mezanah b'ratzon (committed adultery willingly) and then gets divorced. The Rambam holds that even if she gives an amasla (retraction/explanation), she remains forbidden to a kohen. The Raavad disagrees, holding that an amasla would work. Rabbi Zweig explains that this dispute reflects different understandings of shav v'nafshah.
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Kesubos 9a
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