❓Must children Daven with a Minyan?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: October 19, 2026

Must children Daven with a Minyan:[1] Although children below the age of Mitzvos are not obligated to daven with a minyan, and it is common practice for boys below Bar Mitzvah to pray in school without a minyan, nevertheless it is proper for a father to educate his son to

Must children Daven with a Minyan:[1]

Although children below the age of Mitzvos are not obligated to daven with a minyan, and it is common practice for boys below Bar Mitzvah to pray in school without a minyan, nevertheless it is proper for a father to educate his son to daven with a minyan on occasion, thereby instilling in him an appreciation for communal prayer.

[1] See M”B 98:3; Piskeiy Teshuvos 90:8; 343:7; Chinuch Habanim Kehilchaso Chapter 11:24-26

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