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Our Rabbis taught, A father has the following obligations towards his son: to circumcise him, to redeem him if he is a firstborn, to teach him Torah, to find him a wife, and to teach him a craft or a trade. And there are some who say that he must also teach him how to swim. (Kiddushin 29a, B.Talmud) Heres a wonderful piece by my pal, Rabbi Aaron Alexander, on the beauty of teaching his son to swim. The survival skill is crucial, and so is the time of 100% focus on the parent-child relationship... huffingtonpost/rabbi-aaron-alexander/my-son-taught-me-how-to-swim-again_b_5688876.html
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:26:26 +0000

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