Leave your loved ones a legacy of blessings, wisdom, gratitude and hope. "Done right, an ethical will is a gift of love, a way of saying, 'This is what I found gave me satisfaction and gave my life meaning. It animated my relationship to you and to your mother (or father). May it do the same for you. I send this to you with much love.'" —from the Foreword by Rabbi Harold S. KushnerEthical wills are precious spiritual documents, windows into the souls of those who write them, and are often a treasured part of a family's history. These "legacy letters" sum up what you have learned in life, and what you want most for, and from, your loved ones.This book—a unique combination of "what is" and "how to"—offers a step-by-step process to help you prepare an ethical will of your own, and provides a wide range of contemporary ethical wills to help you do it. It reveals the ongoing relevance of this traditional Jewish practice for people of all faiths, all backgrounds.The emotional power of the nearly one hundred last letters collected here, written by both famous and ordinary Jewish people, will inspire you to live more fully now, and to record your own blessings for the generations to come.

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Information

Publisher

Jewish Lights

Year

2015

ISBN

9781580238298

Edition

Topic

Theologie & Religion

Subtopic

Jüdische Theologie

Cover
Title
Dedication
Part One: Traditional Wills
Part Two: Wills from the Holocaust
Part Three: Wills from the Land of Israel
Part Four: Wills of Modern and Contemporary American Jews
Part Five: Three Wills from Classics of Modern Jewish Literature
Part Six: A Guide to Writing Your Own Ethical Will
Topical Index
About the Authors
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