Hello kollel!
Conceptual q. 7th chapter of arachin. Why would anyone make a sde achuza hekdesh and risk losing it permanently? Since you never have to make something hekdesh, rather than going through a convoluted race to be podeh in time why would you ever donate your sde achuza?
Thanks,
Josh
Shalom Josh,
It's great to hear from you! True, it may not be recommended to be Makdish a Sdeh Achuzah, but people still might do so out of strong religious emotion, for example, in a moment of distress, as an expression of commitment or devotion to Hash-m. In a situation like that, a person might pledge something especially precious, such as a field. See, for example, Shulchan Aruch, YD 203:5. The Torah therefore provides a framework that both recognizes the sincerity of the act, and yet allows for redemption within a defined time.
Bi'Verachah,
Yishai Rasowsky