What does the Torah teach about honoring one's father and mother?
What does the Torah teach about honoring one's father and mother?
The Torah teaches that honoring one's father and mother is a positive commandment of great importance, equating it with the honor and fear of God Himself [1]. This duty is emphasized in Exodus 20:12, "Honor your father and your mother," and is further expounded upon in various texts [1, 3]. The verse in Exodus precedes the mention of the father's honor before the mother's, highlighting duties that may not come naturally [3].
Sources
- Mishneh Torah, Mamrim 6 — Honoring one's father and mother is a positive commandment of great importance, as is fearing one's father and mother. The Torah equates th…
- Talmud Bavli, Berakhot, Berakhot 35b — and here, where it says that He gave the earth to mankind refers to after a blessing is recited. Rabbi Ḥanina bar Pappa said: Anyone who de…
- Talmud Bavli, Kiddushin, Kiddushin 31a — she persuades him with many statements of encouragement and does not treat him harshly. Therefore, in the mitzva of: “Honor your father and…
- Talmud Bavli, Bava Kamma, Bava Kamma 55a — in the context of the mitzva to honor one’s parents, the word good is stated there: “In order that it shall be good for you” (Deuteronomy 5…
- Talmud Bavli, Kiddushin, Kiddushin 33b — A Torah scholar is permitted to stand before his teacher only once in the morning and once in the evening, so that the teacher’s honor shou…
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