Sitting in the Bais Din court room, the rabbis of the dRc (Desert Rabbinical Council) heard cases on a wide variety of issues. The first one involved a vow, a.k.a. Neder, of Mr. Billy Neder, who had sworn not to eat peanut-butter sandwiches but soon discovered that he could not get through the day without them.
“If you knew how much you loved eating peanut-butter sandwiches, why would you have made this Neder in the first place?” inquired Chief-Justice Av-Beis-Din Tsemach Tsedek. After careful investigation and deliberation, the court ruled that Mr. Neder would be eligible for Hataras Nedarim, “release of vows.” This procedure will allow him to eat peanut-butter again. The court also reprimanded him to be extremely careful not to make a Neder henceforth (whatever that means).
“Absolutely! Unequivocally! 99%! 100%!” replied Mr. Neder, who was visibly relieved. “Henceforth (whatever that means) I will live up to my name... Billy Neder... no more frivolous Nederim for me... Bli Neder!”
