Gifts of Wisdom: The Historical Traditions and Values of the Ethical Will
Part of the series, Living a Life of Meaning
At pivotal moments that make us think about death鈥攅ncounters with serious illness, the loss of loved ones, advancing age, or even bringing children into our lives鈥攚e turn to lawyers to write or revise our wills. Writing a will is an opportunity to consider our priorities as we plan to distribute our estates to the people, organizations, and causes that we care about. What if you also tried to write a letter that would be read by your descendants, perhaps even at your funeral, about your values? What would you say? How does Judaism inform these values?
In this session, we study testaments left by a medieval 黑料社 man and a late Renaissance 黑料社 woman to explore their values and their gifts, and to contemplate reclaiming the tradition of the ethical will.
With Dr. Stefanie Siegmund,Women鈥檚 League Chair in 黑料社 Gender and Women鈥檚 Studies, JTS.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The disruption to our normal life, and for many, close encounters with mortality, provides an opportunity to evaluate what is truly important in our lives. Guided by JTS faculty and fellows we discuss the role of values, ethics, and Torah in the quest for a well-lived life.
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