HaShoneh Halachos for Mon, Sept 28, 2015

81. One’s Son vs. Other Students 81. One’s Son vs. Other StudentsHaShoneh Halachos for Monday, September 28, 2015 Talmud Torah 1:3 Another difference between the obligation to teach one’s own son Torah and the obligation to teach it to someone else’s son: one is obligated to hire a teacher for his own son but he is not required to incur any expense in order to teach another person’s son. If a male was not taught Torah by his father, he is required to arrange for his own education when he is old enough to understand. Deuteronomy 5:1 says, “You shall study them and take care to perform them.” We regularly find that study takes priority over action because study brings about actions but actions do not bring about study. Talmud Torah 1:4 If a man wants to study Torah and he has a son whom he is obligated teach Torah, his own study takes priority over his son’s. If his son is wiser and more insightful, with greater potential, then his son takes priority. However, even in a case where the son takes priority, the father must not neglect his own studies. Just as he is obligated to educate his son, he must also educate himself. By Rabbi Jack AbramowitzProvided for informational purposes only. Please contact your rabbi for guidance in matters of practical application.View HaShoneh Halachos 2: Mishneh Torah Index » “Anyone who studies Jewish laws every day can rest assured that he has earned a place in the Next World...”(Talmud Megilla 28b, Niddah 73a) “One who learns in order to teach will be given the ability to learn and to teach but one who learns in order to perform will be given the ability to learn, to teach, to observe and to perform.”(Avos 4:5)   OU.ORG  |  NCSY  |  NJCD  |  OU Kosher   |  JLIC  |  Jewish Action  |  Advocacy  |  OU Job BoardShabbat Shalom  |  OU Press  |  OU Torah  |  OU Israel  |  Synagogue Services   Share this on  Facebook   |   Forward to a friend   |   Unsubscribe