Ketubot 49B

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That even with regard to his daughter, there is no obligation to provide her sustenance, however, there is a mitzva to do so.

And if you wish, say that the Mishnah is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda, and this what he said in the Mishnah: A father is not obligated to provide sustenance for his daughter, and all the more so he is not duty-bound to provide for his son. It may be inferred from here that there is a

And if you wish, say that the Mishnah is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yoḥanan ben Beroka, and this is what he said in the Mishnah: A father is not obligated to provide sustenance for his daughter, and the same is true with regard to providing for his son. And the same is true with regard to

§ R' Ile’a said that Reish Lakish said in the name of R' Yehuda bar Ḥanina: In Usha the rabbis instituted that a man should sustain his sons and daughters when they are minors. A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: Is the halakha in accordance with his opinion or is the halakha not in accordance w

When they would come before Rav Ḥisda to register a similar complaint, he would say to them: Turn over a mortar for him in public, as a raised platform, and let that father stand up and say about himself: The raven wants to care for its sons, and yet this man does not want to support his sons. The