According to the Mishna in Kiddushin 29, backed by the Braitah (in place), father's Mitzvos (definition not clear) upon his son(s) are only the follows:
- Circumcise
- Redeem the firstborn
- Teach Torah
- Marry him off
- Teach him a profession
- (some say) Teach him to swim.
This list seems to lack a couple of important obligations discussed elsewhere, such as Chinuch for Mitzvos (see Mishnah in Succah about one's obligation to provide his sons with 4 Minim and a Succah) or Reciting the Aggadah (mentioned numerous times in Torah and Rambam's explicit Mitzvah) or Maintaining a healthy lifestyle (Rambam's Yilchot Deot). There are also monetary obligations, such as Takkanat Ushah.
- Can you think of additional Mitzvos missing?
- What can be a reason for such a partial list?
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