Editing Nedarim (section)

== Explanations of the Tzemach Tzedek ==
'''Extended entry – Neder (Vow)'''

A neder (vow) is when a person prohibits something upon himself and connects it to something else that is forbidden by the Torah, saying that the thing will be forbidden to him like a korban (sacrifice).

Although the prohibition takes effect through connecting it to a korban, the Tzemach Tzedek explains that there is a difference between the sanctity of a korban and the prohibition of a neder. While the sanctity of a korban descends from heaven when a person consecrates an animal as a sacrifice, the prohibition of a neder is different as it comes as a result of the letters of his speech, which have the power to prohibit upon himself something that is permitted.

When a person claims that something is forbidden to him for a specific reason, for example - a person who claims his wife was unfaithful with another man, although he is not believed to cause her to lose her ketubah, he is believed to prohibit her to himself. There are opinions that say this is based on the law of nedarim.

=== Additional Explanations ===
The Tzemach Tzedek's explanations on this tractate are on the first chapter, fourth chapter, fifth chapter, and ninth chapter.