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There is a rabbinical obligation on every father to educate his children to fulfill mitzvot even before they reach the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]]/Bat Mitzvah.<ref>Sefer Chinuch Yisrael (p. 59) writes that Chinuch is a rabbinical Mitzvah, and quotes the Chaye Adam (66:1) who writes that this is a Mitzvah Midivrei Kabbalah (institution of the Nevi'im). </ref> The age at which this obligation begins varies according to the Mitzvah. Below are the details of this Mitzvah. | There is a rabbinical obligation on every father to educate his children to fulfill mitzvot even before they reach the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]]/Bat Mitzvah.<ref>Sefer Chinuch Yisrael (p. 59) writes that Chinuch is a rabbinical Mitzvah, and quotes the Chaye Adam (66:1) who writes that this is a Mitzvah Midivrei Kabbalah (institution of the Nevi'im). </ref> The age at which this obligation begins varies according to the Mitzvah. Below are the details of this Mitzvah. | ||
==Who is obligated in Chinuch?== | ==Who is obligated in Chinuch?== | ||
# While the majority of the Poskim hold that Chinuch only applies to the father, some say it also applies to the mother. <ref>Sefer Chinuch Yisrael (p. 61). See further in the Magen Avraham 343, | # While the majority of the Poskim hold that Chinuch only applies to the father, some say it also applies to the mother. <ref>Sefer Chinuch Yisrael (p. 61). See further in the Magen Avraham 343, Shulchan Aruch HaRav 343, Mishna Brurah 616:5, Aruch HaShulchan 343, and Pri Megadim E"A 225:5. </ref> | ||
==At What Age?== | ==At What Age?== | ||
===Until When?=== | ===Until When?=== |