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Parashat Matot records the matter of promises and vows. How can it be
so easy to annul vows if they are such serious matters?
Nullification of vows is crucial for the preservation of the world.
Hashem’s decrees are like vows. Without the opportunity to annul vows,
we would never have the opportunity for teshuvah, and, with it, to rescind
harsh decrees.

Hashem created man with a mouth that has two opposing tasks, eating and
speaking. Rashbi asks why we were not created with two mouths, one for
each job. He answers that we find ourselves sinning so severely with only
one mouth; imagine how much we would transgress with a mouth
designated only for mundane matters.

Vows are for the purpose of keeping people away from sin. Therefore, a
nazir who wishes to end his Nazirite period must bring a sin-offering, to
atone for the conclusion of his vigilance in matters of physicality.

The parashah concerning vows is connected to the incident with the
Midianite women, since it teaches that if one refrains from placing
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