42: Zohar Atkins on Vows in Scripture and the Existentialists, and Listener Questions
Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson
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Why You Shouldn't Make a Vow
In the Torah and rabbinic tradition, vows are a sign that you want to be committed over a long run. Some people were inclined in the ancient world to make vows as a form of self motivation. But once you start making tons of vows, now all of the sudden it's like a private language,. I mean, that takes you out of the world.
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