Responsa for Bava Batra 281:7

אלא הא רבי יהודה דתניא מצוה לזון את הבנות וק"ו לבנים דעסקי בתורה דברי ר"מ רבי יהודה אומר מצוה לזון את הבנים וק"ו לבנות דלא ליתזלן

that [a daughter] is better than a son! But [it is] this [saying of] R. Judah: It was taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Keth. IV. ');">²³</span> 'It is a meritorious act to feed one's daughters; and how much more so one's sons' — since [the latter] are engaged in the study of the Torah, these are the words of R. Meir R. Judah said, 'It is a meritorious act<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though there is no legal obligation after a certain age. ');">²⁴</span> to feed one's sons and how much more so one's daughters' — in order that they be not degraded.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In their search for a livelihood. From this it follows that, according to R. Judah, a father would provide for a daughter more than for a son. Hence it may be concluded that our Mishnah represents this view. ');">²⁵</span> But how is one to understand that Baraitha which teaches,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'but that which is taught&nbsp;… in what'. ');">²⁶</span>

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