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The Talmud asks further: But say it is referring to a year, which can also be full or lacking. The Talmud responds: Do we count years by days? Didn’t the rabbis of Caesarea say: From where is it derived that one does not count days toward years, but that years are calculated according to months? A
Mishnah: If one said: I am hereby a nazirite for one long term, or: I am hereby a nazirite for one short term, or even if one said: I am hereby a nazirite from now until the end of the world, in all these cases he is a nazirite for 30 days.
Talmud: The Mishnah taught that even one who said: I am hereby a nazirite from now until the end of the world, becomes a nazirite for 30 days. The Talmud asks: Why does he become a nazirite for only 30 days? Didn’t he say: From now until the end of the world? The Talmud answers: This is what he is
The Talmud raises a difficulty: We learned in the Mishnah (8a): If one says: I am hereby a nazirite from here until such and such a place, one estimates how many days it takes to walk from here until such and such a place. If it is a distance of less than 30 days, he is a nazirite for 30 days, si
Rava said: That Mishnah is referring to one who had already set out on the way, so that it is apparent that his intention is to be a nazirite until he reaches his destination. The Talmud asks: Why is it assumed that he means to accept a single term of naziriteship that is the length of time it tak