A question was raised. Does a son have to honour his father from his own money.
Rabbi Yehuda says, "Yes."
Rav Noson bar Oshiya says,"No."
R. Yirmeyah asked a question and brings prove to back himself up.
An answer was given that the son is not reimbursed for lack of work.
Does this apply to both Rabbi Yehuda and Rav Noson bar Oshiyas' opinions? Or does R. Yehudah actually mean real money not just lack of work?
Shmuli Bloom, Melbourne,Australia
Rav Yehudah maintains that the son must pay real money of his own to support his parents while Rav Nasan bar Oshiya maintains that the son is not obligated to pay money from his own pocket for this, but he is obligated to spend time helping his parents even though this means him losing time from work.
The proof for the above statement is that if one does not say this, there would be no difference between R. Yehudah and R. Nasan's opinions. The fact that in order to defend R. Nasan's position the Gemara was forced to say that the son had to take off time from working, suggests that according to R. Yehudah one does not need to give this answer which implies that according to Rav Yehudah, not only does the son have to lose work time but he must in fact lose real money too, and this is what the Gemara meant when it said "Chisaron Chis".
A GUT YOMTOV
D. Bloom