[Avodah] Buying a dirah

[David Riceman]

Micha Berger wrote:
> While on tangents about MK.... I believe that feeding your 12 yr old
> daughter would qualify for maaser money. Don't think that's a great idea,
> but in terms of the technical din... You have no chiyuv qua parenting
> to feed or educate children who are gedolim. Shouldn't 100% of your HS
> tuition quality -- once you already got to say Barukh shePatrani?
>   
Why 12? Hazal permit you to send your kids off to work once they turn 
six! IIRC Rabbi Feinstein has a tshuva in which he disagrees with you 
(YD 1:143) and says you need to support them as long as typical kids 
live at home.

David Riceman