Hatarat Nedarim

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah it is customary to release any vows we made the previous year in a ceremony called ‘Hatarat Nedarim.’ Join Rabbi Dovid Fink and learn the origins of this important custom and the halachot for doing it correctly.

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September 7, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hatarat Nedarim: Lesson

Class description

“Kol Nidrei” on Yom Kippur and the Release of Vows (hattarat nedarim) before Rosh ha-Shana are supposed to save us from violating any vows we may have made during the year.

In class we will study the sources for these practices, learn how they work, and discover what they actually accomplish.

Hebrew sources are available through the links in both pdf and WORD format. In class we will translate and explain these sources.

Handouts

Kol Nidrei and the Release of Vows -- WORD Kol Nidrei and the Release of Vows -- pdf

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Rabbi Dovid Fink

In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.