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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>From: R' Akiva Miller <A
href="mailto:kennethgmiller@juno.com">kennethgmiller@juno.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><BR>>>In the thread "Vihgadto Levincho", R' SBA asked about "the
father ... and his son", while I responded regarding "the parent and
child"....<BR><BR><BR>As far as I know, V'higadta Levincha applies equally to
the father and the mother, and in fact, it applies just as strongly to any Jew
above the age of bar/bas mitzvah, even if childless, and even if
unmarried.<BR><BR>....Even so, I am curious if perhaps someone, somewhere, might
have written an article on this topic. Perhaps there are relevant sources that
someone else has seen. Any ideas? Thanks!<<<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>On the words "veshinantem levanecha" Rashi says, "velo livnosecha" -- i.e.,
there is no obligation of Torah learning for a daughter. However on the
words "vehigadta levincha" Rashi says nothing, so perhaps by implication he is
saying that this does include daughters as well as sons.</DIV>
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<DIV>There's also the well-known vort about the she'eino yodea lish'ol being the
child who is too young to ask questions, where it says "At pesach lo" -- "you"
in loshon nekeva, suggesting that the mother is the one who should teach the
young child about Yetzias Mitzrayim. </DIV></DIV>
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PTSIZE="10"><B><BR></B><BR><B>--Toby
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