Liyluy Nishmas Elchonon Tzvi ben R'Yisroel Menachem...
In Tazria's Haftorah it says ''Vayomer chay Hashem asher amadity lifanav I'm ekach ,vaiftzar bo lakachas vayimaein'' After Naaman (the general of Aram) was cured of his tzaraas by listening to the instructions that Elisha gave him (bathing in the yardein seven times) he wanted to pay back Elisha and he refused. The Ralbag says that this teaches us that a navi can not take payment for any moifsim that he does because it will cause the recipient to believe that the moifes came from the navi and not from HKBH. We see from the Ralbag that Naaman realized that there is not other gd besides HKBH once he saw that Elisha refused the payment.However it is pashut that the ikur reason for Naaman recognizing Hashem is because he saw that he was cured from his tzaraas and he knew Elisha didn't use kishuf. If that's the case,what's the Ralbag's
pshat that only after Elisha refused payment did Naaman fully recognize that it was Hashem who healed him? The Rosh Yeshivah Ztl explains that the derech of the world is to pay someone who helped them and therefore if Naaman would have paid Elisha,it would seem as if Elisha himself was really the one who cured Naaman,and Naaman himself would feel as if Elisha was his healer. Even though Naaman knew bsichloi that Elisha himself was not capable of healin him and Elisha did not ask to be paid,still had Elisha accepted the matanah, Naaman would've felt that Elisha was taking it as payment. The reason for this would be because he would see himself paying Elisha and Elisha accepting it and it would have an affect on him even though in his mind he knew that Elisha didn't cure him. From this we can see the strength of Maraas Ayin and how important it is to make sure that we don't do things
that may look wrong,even if in truth they are not and if someone would stop and think about it may even realize that it was not wrong still what people see makes a difference..
pshat that only after Elisha refused payment did Naaman fully recognize that it was Hashem who healed him? The Rosh Yeshivah Ztl explains that the derech of the world is to pay someone who helped them and therefore if Naaman would have paid Elisha,it would seem as if Elisha himself was really the one who cured Naaman,and Naaman himself would feel as if Elisha was his healer. Even though Naaman knew bsichloi that Elisha himself was not capable of healin him and Elisha did not ask to be paid,still had Elisha accepted the matanah, Naaman would've felt that Elisha was taking it as payment. The reason for this would be because he would see himself paying Elisha and Elisha accepting it and it would have an affect on him even though in his mind he knew that Elisha didn't cure him. From this we can see the strength of Maraas Ayin and how important it is to make sure that we don't do things
that may look wrong,even if in truth they are not and if someone would stop and think about it may even realize that it was not wrong still what people see makes a difference..
Good Shabbos
