Va’eschanan 6:7 · unit 4

TT #53 · Parashas Va’eschanan · Passuk 6:7

The Complete Passuk

וְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣ם לְבָנֶ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ בָּ֑ם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤ בְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣ בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וּֽבְשׇׁכְבְּךָ֖ וּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃

And you shall teach them diligently to your children…

Chabad.org — 6:7

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the derasha that “your children” includes one’s students (Sifre / Kiddushin parallel).

Sefaria — Kiddushin 30a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ — אֵלּוּ תַּלְמִידֶיךָ, וְכֵן בֶּאֱלִישָׁע הוּא אוֹמֵר וַיֵּצְאוּ בְּנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים… אֶלָּא מִכָּאן לְתַלְמִידִים שֶׁקְּרוּיִים בָּנִים.

English: “And you shall teach them diligently to your children” — these are your students; and likewise with Elisha it says “and the sons of the prophets went out”… rather, from here that students are called sons.

On the daf / in context: The obligation to teach is not limited to biological children; disciples are included in the language of “banekha.”

Type of Learning

Diyuk of “le-vanekha” as including students.

What Is Learned

The command to teach one’s children extends to one’s students; disciples are called sons.