Quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 124:1

בני בנים הרי הן כבנים כי תניא ההיא להשלים

Grandchildren are like children!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 70a. It is now assumed that whenever one's own child died the grandchild may take his place in exempting his grandfather from the duty of propagation. From this it follows that only living children or grandchildren exempt a man from the duty of further propagation. How then could R. Huna maintain that dead children also exempt one from this duty? ');">¹</span> — This was taught only in respect of supplementing.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a man had only one son he is exempt from the duty of propagation if his son had a daughter. If, however, he once had a male and a female who subsequently died he is in any case exempt. ');">²</span> An objection was raised: Grandchildren are like children. If one of them died or was found to be a saris<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');">³</span>

Explore quoting%20commentary for Yevamot 124:1. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.