[Avodah] bli neder

[Jay F. Shachter]

In Vol 43, Issue 35, someone wrote:

> 
> ... if a neder relates to a cheftza, and a shevua applies to an
> action, why do people say "bli neder" so often in the context of
> actions?
> 

You have precisely described my former futile life project, which was
to get people to say "bli shvu`ah" instead of "bli neder", when "bli
shvu`ah" is more appropriate.

(My current futile life project is no longer that, because I have
changed it.  My current futile life project is to get people to say
"sherut l'umit" since "sherut" is feminine.)


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