daf bit: Kiddushin 29

[cellio]

Some commandments are binding on men but not on women, among them the following obligations to his son: to circumcise him, to redeem him, to teach him torah, to find him a wife, and to teach him a craft. Some say: and to teach him to swim. Rabbi Yehudah said that a man who does not teach his son a craft teaches him brigandry. (29a)

Comments

[cellio]

Me, I'd consider this a requirement to teach your kids basic self-defense, gun safety, basic wilderness survival, swimming, and first aid.

That's about how I interpret it too.

Thanks for all the interesting discussion. I was a bit surprised when I saw the volume of comments; my daf bits usually don't attract that much attention. :-)

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I read them all, though, even if I never comment.