(א) וְאִשָּׁ֣ה אַחַ֣ת מִנְּשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־הַ֠נְּבִיאִים צָעֲקָ֨ה אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֜ע לֵאמֹ֗ר עַבְדְּךָ֤ אִישִׁי֙ מֵ֔ת וְאַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּ֣י עַבְדְּךָ֔ הָיָ֥ה יָרֵ֖א אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְהַ֨נֹּשֶׁ֔ה בָּ֗א לָקַ֜חַת אֶת־שְׁנֵ֧י יְלָדַ֛י ל֖וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ (ב) וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלֶ֤יהָ אֱלִישָׁע֙ מָ֣ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ הַגִּ֣ידִי לִ֔י מַה־יֶּשׁ־לכי [לָ֖ךְ] בַּבָּ֑יִת וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֣ין לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥ כֹל֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת כִּ֖י אִם־אָס֥וּךְ שָֽׁמֶן׃ (ג) וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכִ֨י שַׁאֲלִי־לָ֤ךְ כֵּלִים֙ מִן־הַח֔וּץ מֵאֵ֖ת כָּל־שכנכי [שְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְ] כֵּלִ֥ים רֵקִ֖ים אַל־תַּמְעִֽיטִי׃ (ד) וּבָ֗את וְסָגַ֤רְתְּ הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ בַּעֲדֵ֣ךְ וּבְעַד־בָּנַ֔יִךְ וְיָצַ֕קְתְּ עַ֥ל כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְהַמָּלֵ֖א תַּסִּֽיעִי׃ (ה) וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֵֽאִתּ֔וֹ וַתִּסְגֹּ֣ר הַדֶּ֔לֶת בַּעֲדָ֖הּ וּבְעַ֣ד בָּנֶ֑יהָ הֵ֛ם מַגִּשִׁ֥ים אֵלֶ֖יהָ וְהִ֥יא מיצקת [מוֹצָֽקֶת׃] (ו) וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּמְלֹ֣את הַכֵּלִ֗ים וַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בְּנָהּ֙ הַגִּ֨ישָׁה אֵלַ֥י עוֹד֙ כֶּ֔לִי וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אֵ֥ין ע֖וֹד כֶּ֑לִי וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד הַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ (ז) וַתָּבֹ֗א וַתַּגֵּד֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְכִי֙ מִכְרִ֣י אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֔מֶן וְשַׁלְּמִ֖י אֶת־נשיכי [נִשְׁיֵ֑ךְ] וְאַ֣תְּ בניכי [וּבָנַ֔יִךְ] תִֽחְיִ֖י בַּנּוֹתָֽר׃ (פ)
(1) Now one woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out unto Elisha, saying: "Your servant my husband is dead; and thou know that your servant did fear the LORD; and the creditor is coming to take my two children to be servants."
(2) And Elisha said unto her: "What shall I do for you? tell me; what do you have in the house?" And she said: "Your handmaid hath not any thing in the house, except for a jar of oil."
(3) Then he said: ‘Go, borrow thee vessels from all your neighbours, even empty vessels; don't diminish.
(4) And you shall go (back)in (to your house), and shut the door upon after you and your sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and you shall set aside that which is full."
(5) So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.
(6) And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son: "Bring me another a vessel!" And he said unto her: "There is no more vessels." And the oil stayed.
(7) Then she came and told the man of God. And he said: ‘Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your sons shall live with the remainder."
ואשה אחת פי' חכמינו זכרונם לברכה שהיתה אשת עובדיה שהחביא מאה נביאים במערה ויכלכלם לחם ומים ולצורך זה לוה מעות מאחאב ויהורם לקח ממנו רבית ונשה בו ורצה ליקח את בניו לעבדים וע''כ
Explained according to 'Veisha Achas' and 'Kshem sheTso'akim' in the Sefer Ma'amorim admur Hazaken Haktsarim:
Isha Achat- Neshamah that is one with Hashem (before it decends into this world)
Tza'aka el Elisha - The Neshama after its dececnt and enclothment(hitlabshut) in the body, screams to Elisha - E-li Sha - Hashem save me
Ishi met - Esh Yud - my love, my fire, my passion for you has died
What is ahava (love)? (Based on L"S 30 Toldos) -
Yirah Hashem haya avdecha - My yirat Hashem has also died
What is Yirah (fear)? (Based on L"S 30 Toldos) -
Vehanoshe etc' -
Noshe - (Nashani Elokim) - made me forget - The Yetzer harah is trying to corrupt my children/ Chesed and Gevurah
Chessed -
Gevurah -
Corrupted Chesed -
Corupted Gevurah -
Hashem responds:
What do you have left?
What talent, what strength, do you have left to work with?
Neshama replies
Everything is gone except for one jar of oil
Oil -
Lechi She'eli lach etc-
Go and borrow empty vessels -
1. Fake it to you make it? Just the opposite... this is the "Real you"
"Mitoch" she lo leshama yavo lishma
2. Make yourself into an empty vessel
story - why are you pouring hot tea on me?
Don't diminish -
Ve'at ubanaich tichyi
yitron ha or ha ba min hachoshech
1. story with the all or nothing couple
Three Types of Living Arrangements
1. Guest:
2. Room mate:
3. Spouse:
Devolving:
Couple:
1.Love/Intimacy (achat)
V
2.Take each other for granted (Nashani)
V
3.Neglect each other
V
4.Loss of respect (beginning of lakachat et shtei yeladai)
V
5.Lose of intimacy
V
Room mates:
Emotions flow like a river. If damned up they will flow somewhere else and irrigate
6. Loss of identity
V
7. Loss of purpose
V
8. Beginning of estrangement
Guest:
Stranger in a strange place
9. Frustration/anger/anxiety
V
10. Indifference