Today’s Talmud pages, Nedarim 24 and 25, raise a thorny question: Can you make a vow without fully understanding what it is you're vowing to do? Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to shed light on Judaism's eternal promise, and on why vows have to be general and all-encompassing to work. Why did Moses make the Jewish people take a vow in his name? Listen and find out.

Take One is a Tablet Studios production. The show is hosted by Liel Leibovitz, and is produced and edited by Darone Ruskay and Quinn Waller. Our team also includes Stephanie Butnick, Josh Kross, Mark Oppenheimer, Sara Fredman Aeder, Robert Scaramuccia, and Tanya Singer. 

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