Beis Hillel said to
Beis Shammai, "according to your opinion, do you hold that someone who ate
at the top of a mansion and forgot and went down and did not recite Birchas
HaMazon, must return to the top of the mansion and recite it (even though this
involves considerable effort?)" Beis Shammai responded to Beis Hillel "according
to your opinion, one who forgot a purse on top of a mansion, would he not go up
and retrieve it? If he ascends on
account of his own honour, how much more (should he be required to go up) for
the honour of heaven."
The Ben HaYehoyada points out that the two cases do not seem
directly analogous, in as much as it is impossible to recover the purse without
going up again, but it is possible to recite Birchas HaMazon in the lower level
of the mansion. He answers this by saying that while it is possible to send someone
else to recover the money, typically in such a situation we show considerable
alacrity in wishing to recover the money ourselves. This being the case, we
should be careful to exercise at least the same alacrity in performing the
Mitzva in a fashion which is undoubtedly preferable.
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