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we assess him once and he donates twice the value of that single assessment, or perhaps since he vowed sequentially we assess him twice?
And if you say in that case that since he vowed sequentially we assess him twice, if he says at the same time: My assessment is twice incumbent upon me, what is the halakha? Do we say that here certainly he vowed at the same time, and therefore we assess him once, or perhaps since he says the word
Finally, if you say that since he says the word: Twice, it is considered as though he vowed sequentially and he must be assessed twice, if a court of 10 assessed him on its own, i.e., not for the purpose of assessing a vow, what is the halakha? Do we say that he has already been assessed on his own
The Talmud suggests: Resolve at least one of these dilemmas, as we learned in the Mishnah below: In the case of one who says: It is incumbent upon me to donate my assessment, and then dies, his heirs need not give his assessment to the Temple treasury, as there is no monetary value for the dead, a
The Talmud explains the resolution: And if it enters your mind that in a case where a court of 10 assessed him on its own it is a valid assessment with regard to his vow, why does the Mishnah state that his heirs do not have to donate to the Temple treasury? Isn’t he considered as standing assessed