NAZIR 13 (14 Shevat 5781) - Dedicated l'Iluy Nishmas Gitti Kornfeld A'H (Gittel bas Yisrael Shimon ha'Levy), who passed away on 14 Shevat 5779. Rabbi Kornfeld's mother's dedication to the growth of the Dafyomi Advancement Forum is still felt literally in every facet of the Kollel's work. Dedicated by her children.

[13a - 28 lines; 13b - 16 lines]

1)[line 2]הרי אני נזיר חובהHAREI ANI NEZIR CHOVAH- I am a Nazir because of my original stipulation

2)[line 8]לכשאבנה הוא דקאמרLECHESHE'IBANEH HU D'KA'AMAR- "when I will be built up [with progeny]" is what he meant

3)[line 10]ולד דמיחשב ביני אינשיVELAD D'MICHSHAV BEINEI INSHEI- a child who is considered significant by people

4)[line 12]רבי יהודה דכריREBBI YEHUDAH D'KERI (SAFEK NAZIR L'HAKEL)

When a doubt arises in the laws of Nezirus, the Halachah is decided in favor of the lenient opinion.

5)[line 21]לגיזתו ולעבוד בוL'GIZASO V'LA'AVOD BO (GIZAH V'AVODAH)

It is forbidden to shear or work with an animal that is Kodesh, as is learned from Devarim 15:19. Even if the animal develops a Mum (a blemish that invalidates it), this prohibition remains, as Chazal learn in Bechoros 15a, from the verse in Devarim 12:15.

6a)[line 24]אדיבוריה משמעA'DIBUREI MASHMA- do his words have the connotation that they refer to the first person's speech [and imply that he too will become a Nazir when the first person has a son]

b)[line 24]אגופיה משמעA'GUFEI MASHMA- do his words have the connotation that they refer to himself [and imply that he will become a Nazir when he, himself, has a son]

7)[last line]רחימנא לך כוותיךRECHIMNA LACH KAVASICH- I love you as much as you do [and I will become a Nazir when you have a son]

8)[last line]כל באנפיהKOL B'ANPEI- whenever he is in his presence

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9)[line 1]כסיפא ליה מילתאKESIFA LEI MILSA- it is embarrassing for him [to stipulate that he will become a Nazir when he, himself, will have a son]

10)[line 4]תיבעיTIBA'I- the questions remain unanswered (this is the equivalent of "Teiku" in other places in the Gemara)

11)[line 13]כיון דהלין מאה בעשרין לא שלמיןKEIVAN D'HALEIN ME'AH, B'ESRIN LO SHALMIN- since this 100-day period of Nezirus will not be completed within twenty days [when he has to start counting a period of Nezirus of thirty days]

12)[line 14]כיון דאית ליה גידול שער לבסוףKEIVAN D'IS LEI GIDUL SE'AR LEVA'SOF- since his hair will grow the required amount [of thirty days during the remaining eighty days of the 100-day Nezirus] when he completes the thirty day period of Nezirus

13)[last line]חדא מגו חדא קא מיבעיא ליהCHADA MIGO CHADA KA MIBA'YA LEI- that is, he pondered this question in an "Im Timtzeh Lomar" ("Were you to say") format, as follows: Even if you were to say that a Nezirus Mu'etes is not Halachically binding, would you say so in the case of a Nezirus Merubah?