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What is the father's obligation in bris milah—a unique mitzvah (מצוה) of his own, or just priority in fulfilling the son's tikun? The shiur analyzes the machlokes Rambam (רמב"ם)-Tur through the lenses of who makes the bracha "lamul" vs. "al hamilah," whether beis din can override a father who refuses, and whether shlichus applies. The Rosh's ruling on stolen mitzvos reveals whether the father's role is kedimah (priority) or a separate mitzvos ha'av alongside mitzvos haben.
This Gemara (גמרא) shiur on Kiddushin 29a explores the fundamental structure of the mitzvah (מצוה) of bris milah, focusing on the dual concepts of mitzvos haben (the son's obligation/tikun) and mitzvos ha'av (the father's obligation). The Gemara asks: from where do we know there is a mitzvos haben in milah? The proof is brought from Yitzchok rather than Yishmael, because Yishmael was circumcised under the father's obligation alone (mitzvos ha'av), while only Yitzchok represents the concept of mitzvos haben—where the son himself has a status requiring the tikun of bris. Rabbi Zweig develops a fundamental machlokes between the Rambam (רמב"ם) and the Tur regarding the nature of the father's role. According to the Rambam, the father has two distinct obligations: (1) mitzvos haben—to ensure his son receives the tikun of milah, similar to pidyon haben, and (2) mitzvos ha'av—a separate mitzvah obligation of his own to perform milah, reflected in the bracha "lamul" that only the father recites. According to the Tur, however, there is only mitzvos haben; the father has no independent mitzvah but rather has kedimah (priority) over others in fulfilling the communal obligation to circumcise the child. When the father performs milah himself, he makes the bracha "al hamilah," treating it like any other person's obligation.
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Kiddushin 29a
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