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The Gemara looks to the next point in our Mishna, that of mitzvot about parenting. These apply only to men; women are exempt from their observance. First, the rabbis consider what it is that a father is supposed to do for his son. For example, he is t circumsize and redeem his son. He should teach his son Torah, find him a wife, and teach him a trade. Perhaps he should teach his son to swim.
We explore the differences between men and women in these observances plus the divide between modern orthodox and chord attitudes to women’s learning.