893. "And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end" (Shemot 26:28). Rabbi Yehuda opened the discussion saying, "Happy are you, O land, when your king is a free man, and your princes eat in due season" (Kohelet 10:17) and, "Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes dine in the morning" (Ibid. 16). Woe is to the people in the world that do not care the service of their Master, because their Master endeavors to do good for them, for He has left words of Torah before them but they do pay attention to them.

894. We have learned that there are three things that a person is obligated to do for his son, circumcision; redemption; marry him to a woman. The Holy One, blessed be He, did all this with Yisrael. Circumcision, as it is written, "And circumcise again the children of Yisrael a second time" (Yehoshua 5:2) and, "And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male" (Beresheet 17:12). Redemption, as it is written, "And redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the land of Pharaoh, King of Egypt" (Devarim 7:8). To marry him to a woman, as it is written, "Male and female He created them" (Beresheet 1:27) and, "And Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, be fruitful and multiply" (Ibid. 28). Also, He carried them like an eagle who carries its young on its wings, as it is written, "And how I bore you on eagles' wings" (Shemot 19:4).