Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 59:5

ואבי אביו מי מיחייב והתניא (דברים יא, יט) ולמדתם אותם את בניכם ולא בני בניכם ומה אני מקיים (דברים ד, ט) והודעתם לבניך ולבני בניך לומר לך שכל המלמד את בנו תורה מעלה עליו הכתוב כאילו למדו לו ולבנו ולבן בנו עד סוף כל הדורות

How then do I interpret<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'fulfil'.');"><sup>8</sup></span> [the verse], and thou shalt make them known unto thy sons, and thy sons' sons?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. IV, 9.');"><sup>9</sup></span> As shewing that to him who teaches his son Torah, the Writ ascribes merit as though he had taught him, his son and his son's son until the end of all time!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'generations'.');"><sup>10</sup></span> - He agrees with the following Tanna.

Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

The Talmud notes that there is actually a tannaitic debate about whether grandfathers must teach their grandsons Torah. Some read the verse “and your sons’ sons” as requiring a grandfather to teach his grandsons, but some read it metaphorically.
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