We are continuing in siman 1, discussing a child born on the 30th of Cheshvan or Kislev, and how to calculate his bar mitzvah in a year which is missing those days. It is important to clarify that when the Gemara refers to a two-day Rosh Chodesh, the first day of Rosh Chodesh is also […]
We are continuing in siman 1. The Chayei Adam is discussing a child born in the month of Adar, and how to calculate his bar mitzvah. We have learned that the “real” Adar, for the purposes of calculating bar mitzvah, is the second Adar. Therefore, if a child is born in a regular year, and
We are continuing in siman 1. The Chayei Adam is discussing a child born in the month of Adar, and how to calculate his bar mitzvah. So far, we have learned that if a child is born in a leap year, and their bar mitzvah is in a leap year, their bar mitzvah is calculated
We are continuing in siman 1, regarding a parent’s chiyuv of chinuch vis a vis their child. We last learned that the Chayei Adam writes that if a child will not listen through words, one may hit them. However, The Chayei Adam clarifies that one should not hit their child to cause pain, as that
We are beginning siman 1. The Chayei Adam writes one who has children under bar mitzvah has a positive mitzvah to be mechaneich them. This mitzvah is midivrei kabbalah, a chiyuv based on the pasuk in Nach, chanoch la’naar al pi darko (Mishlei 22:6). The Chayei Adam explains that the concept of chinuch is
1263 – Chinuch Katanim – (Klal 66 Siman 1) – Chanoch L’Naar 2; Effective Chinuch Read More »
We are beginning Klal 66, which discusses the halachos of chinuch from parent to child. We will learn that this chiyuv certainly applies to a father and possibly to a mother. Although we colloquially use the word chinuch as education, the precise usage is as follows. There are three levels of responsibility towards a child:
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