Shaya B Moishe Avodah Zarah?

 

Parshas Hashavua יתרו    -- וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם ---  לא תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל תְּמוּנָה Years ago, there were some Poskim who opposed displaying Gedolim pictures. Today almost all hold that it is acceptable to do so. Looking at pictures of Gedolim might help us & our children to identify with them and may have a positive effect. However, if these pictures are used to perform miracles such as chasing away Mr.Schwartz & his family from looting your property, or getting rid of the mice in your kitchen or preventing Covid19 from entering your home, then we  must ask why wouldn't it be considered עבודה זרה. Surely there will be some who will be able to come up with a לומדישע סברא why it is מותר and do away one of the ג' חמורות with just a simple סברא. When they made the  עגל הזהב in the מדבר, then too there were those who defended it with some made up סברא why it is not an עבודה זרה but done לשם שמים