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]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
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)