Vow to Complete a Tractate and Desire to Annul the Vow

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Question

Hello, if someone vowed to study a tractate by a certain time and finds it difficult to complete it, [and similarly, if someone vowed to attend Torah classes and finds it difficult to go], is it permissible to annul the vow?

Answer

Hello,
In a situation of need, it is possible to annul through a 'petach' (opening) and regret. [One cannot rely on the declaration made on the eve of Rosh Hashanah]. Ideally, one should not make even such vows.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 228, Paragraph 36 and Paragraph 42.

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