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As we learned on yesterday’s daf, the Mishna (76b) notes that the nullification of a neder – hafarat nedarim – taken by a woman by her father or her husband, can be done on Shabbat.
Our daf cites a Mishna from Massekhet Shabbat (157a) that reiterates this rule, adding that hatarat nedarim – annulment of a vow by a Jewish court or Rabbi – is only performed on Shabbat if it is a neder that affects Shabbat itself.
What is the relationship between vows and shabbat? And how come we took the greatest vow in our history at Mt Sinai, on shabbat?