[Avodah] Torah Geography & Dream Brachos

[Saul Mashbaum]

RMYG:

>>...see YD 210:2 ... where things that happen in dreams do have Halachic significance.

In this source, the mechaber says definitively, at first, that n'darim
in a dream have no validity whatsoever (this is the opinion of the
Rosh and the Tur). Then says that some disagree, (the Taz cites the
Rashba, who says this is a "chumra b'alma") and their opinion should
be taken into account("yesh lachush l'divreihem").

This is apparently the basis of our mentioning in hatarat n'darim vows
made "b'hakitz o b'chalom"; according to the first opinion cited by
the m'chaber,  the words " o b'chalom" are unnecessary, since such
n'darim are not binding at all, and thus do not require hatara. They
are included lachush l'divrei haRashba.

 Actually, the reference to vows made in a dream is only in the second
part of HN, which is m'sirat modaa on *future* vows. They do not
appear in the first part, which is hatarat n'darim proper, annulling
vows *already* made. I do not understand why this is so; the m'chaber
on nidrei chalom is clearly referring to hatara of vows already made.
Tzarich iyyun.

Saul Mashbaum