Daniel Rynhold and Michael J. Harris discuss the surprising affinities between Friedrich Nietzsche and R. Joseph Soloveitchik in their book "Nietzsche, Soloveitchik, and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy."

The passage discussed in this article, found in the Talmud in Bava Batra (149a), revolves around a legal problem concerning the inheritance of a convert and his son.

The author reflects on the role of fathers in raising young children by examining the biblical and Talmudic sources.