Annulment of a Vow After Breaking It
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Question
A vow that if he does a certain thing, he will give a sum of money to charity as a penalty, and he did it and became obligated to pay. The second time he did the same thing, he annulled the vow. Does this annul the first debt?
Answer
Since he broke the vow before the annulment, the money was obligated to charity, and after the annulment, he is not obligated.
Source
Responsa of Maharam Mintz 73, cited in the glosses of R' Akiva Eiger, Yoreh De'ah 253
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