Talmud, Sanhedrin, 19b

תלמוד בבלי, סנהדרין יט: ב

כל המלמד בן חבירו תורה מעלה עליו הכתוב כאילו ילדו

One who teaches a child, it is as if one had created that child. [Translation by Hillel]

1. Why is teaching a child equated with being a parent of that child?
2. What does this text teach us about the importance of education?

Time Period:	Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)
Type:	Legal Text
Categories:	Education
Keywords:	torah, education, children, child, charity
Related Texts:	Talmud, Sanhedrin, 19b
Related Sourcesheets:	Early Childhood Educators - The Potential and Connection

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