SANHEDRIN 92a says we learn from the halacha that a Cohen does not increase light in house with suspected tzaros that in general we are better off by not being too concerned with reality
However many other sources teach the opposite
וְאָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר לְעוֹלָם הָוֵי קָבֵל וְקַיָּים אָמַר רַבִּי זֵירָא אַף אֲנַן נָמֵי תְּנֵינָא בַּיִת אָפֵל אֵין פּוֹתְחִין לוֹ חַלּוֹנוֹת לִרְאוֹת נִגְעוֹ שְׁמַע מִינַּהּ
And Rabbi Elazar says: Forever be in the dark, i.e., anonymous, and you will continue to exist. Rabbi Zeira says: We learn a similar idea in a mishna as well (Nega’im 2:3): In a dark house, one does not open windows to illuminate it in order to see whether or not its blemish is leprosy, and the house retains the presumptive status of ritual purity. Those matters that are obscured are allowed to continue. The Gemara affirms: Conclude from that mishna that this is so.
I'm more concerned with folks who ignore reality because the Talmud tells them something different.
ReplyDeleteThe Torah is telling us the reality. If the house is dark, it does not need to be inspected. We are not ignoring the potential signs of tzaraas. The Torah is ruling that there is no need to check.
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