0

According to the Mishna in Kiddushin 29, backed by the Braitah (in place), father's Mitzvos (definition not clear) upon his son(s) are only the follows:

  1. Circumcise
  2. Redeem the firstborn
  3. Teach Torah
  4. Marry him off
  5. Teach him a profession
  6. (some say) Teach him to swim.

This list seems to lack a couple of important obligations discussed elsewhere, such as Chinuch for Mitzvos (see Mishnah in Succah about one's obligation to provide his sons with 4 Minim and a Succah) or Reciting the Aggadah (mentioned numerous times in Torah and Rambam's explicit Mitzvah) or Maintaining a healthy lifestyle (Rambam's Yilchot Deot). There are also monetary obligations, such as Takkanat Ushah.

  1. Can you think of additional Mitzvos missing?
  2. What can be a reason for such a partial list?
Danny Schoemann
  • 43,259
  • 5
  • 76
  • 197
Al Berko
  • 25,936
  • 2
  • 22
  • 57

0 Answers0