Commentary for Nedarim 125:9

With whom does this agree? With R. Jose!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For in R. Meir's view there are only four days between the two rain-falls, and in R. Judah's there are ten. ');">⁹</span> — That refers to one who vows, 'Until the rains.' <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. [IF HE VOWS,] 'KONAM THAT I TASTE NOT WINE FOR A YEAR', IF THE YEAR IS INTERCALATED.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Jewish year being lunar, an extra month is periodically intercalated to make it agree with the Solar year; v. J.E. art. 'Calendar'. ');">¹⁰</span> HE IS FORBIDDEN DURING THE YEAR AND ITS EXTENSION. [IF HE SAYS.] 'UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF ADAR,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The twelfth month of the year = February-March. ');">¹¹</span> [IT MEANS] UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST ADAR; 'UNTIL THE END OF ADAR,' UNTIL THE END OF THE FIRST ADAR.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec.: SECOND ADAR. When a year is intercalated, a month is added after Adar, which is called the second Adar. ');">¹²</span> <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Thus we see that by stating Adar, without qualification, the first is meant. Shall we say that our Mishnah reflects R. Judah's views? For it was taught: For the first Adar, one writes 'The first Adar'; for the second, simply 'Adar': this is R. Meir's view. R. Judah said: For the first Adar, one writes 'Adar'; for the second, one writes 'the second Adar'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is in reference to the dating of documents. ');">¹³</span> — Abaye said: You may say that it agrees even with R. Meir: the latter is where he knew that it was a leap year; the former [i.e., the Mishnah], if he did not know.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he knew and stated Adar, without qualification, the second is meant, in R. Meir's view. But if he did not know, he must have meant the first, since he does not wish to be in doubt as to the length of his vow, that he should include the second Adar if the year is subsequently intercalated. ');">¹⁴</span>

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