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How do we interpret the intention of someone who commits to bringing a sacrifice, but isn’t clear about his plans?
The Mishna on our daf offers answers to that question, as well as to the question of how to deal with someone who says that he made a commitment to bring a specific sacrifice but now does not remember what he said at that time. In this second case, the Mishna tries to work out how to be sure that all possibilities are covered; in the first case, the Mishna tries to work out how we understand what the person most likely meant.
We explore the approach to pledges with an interesting article on the Jewish bankers under the Czar.