Q&A: The Difference Between a Vow and the Prohibitions of Naziriteship
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The Difference Between a Vow and the Prohibitions of Naziriteship
Question
If I vowed not to drink wine, or I vowed not to get a haircut, but I did not intend by this to become a nazir; rather, only to forbid these things to myself just as I would forbid myself anything else, am I obligated in the other prohibitions of naziriteship as well?
Answer
No. These are ordinary vows.