[Avodah] Uman/Leaving the women behind

[Chana Luntz]

RIS wrote:

> RnCL, quoting Sukkah 27b:
> "as Rav Yitzchak says, from
> where do we know that a man is obligated to visit his rav on 
> the festival as it is written "why are you going to him today 
> it not being new moon or shabbat" and we can infer from there 
> that on new moon and shabbat one is obligated to visit one's Rav."
> 
> Interesting source - in that case (Melachim Bet 4:23), the 
> WIFE was going to visit the Navi and was questioned by her 
> husband (it's the story of Elisha and the Shunamit).

Yes I noticed that also and wondered about it.  But then I thought,
while on this occasion it would seem she was going without her husband,
was it clear that she did so generally, and maybe they generally both
went?  And while there seems to be a discussion about her being a
tzedakes and hence being machmir on herself to go so often, it wasn't
clear to me that that was absent the husband (ie that Elisha was clearly
her Rav and not his).  I agree if it is clear that she is going and he
is not, doesn't that raise questions about it being a positive time
based mitzvah from which one would have expected her to be exempt, and
isn't it odd that anybody would learn out the halacha from her actions.

> 
> - Ilana

Regards

Chana