Ethical Wills And How To Prepare Them

Author : Rabbi Jack Riemer,Dr. Nathaniel Stampfer
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580238298

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Ethical Wills & How to Prepare Them (2nd Edition) by Rabbi Jack Riemer,Dr. Nathaniel Stampfer Pdf

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. Kushner Ethical 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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580237390

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So That Your Values Live On by Anonim Pdf

With this book, anyone, from any tradition, can write an ethical will. Words that come from the heart enter the heart.” Many of these wills come from plain ordinary fathers and mothers, yet they touch the hearts of all who read them. And so I suggest that you read these wills, and then that you try your hand at writing one of your own. If you do, you will leave a gift to the future, and the not-yet-born children of your children’s children will thank you and bless you for it. from the Introduction Ethical wills are precious spiritual documents, windows into the souls of those who write them. Those who write ethical wills—often parents writing letters to their children or grandparents to their grandchildren—try to sum up what they have learned in life, and what they want most for, and from, their loved ones. In this unique combination of “What Is” and “How To,” Riemer and Stampfer show how to prepare an ethical will and provide as guides examples of ethical wills written by almost 100 famous and ordinary people. This wide range of contemporary ethical wills reveals the ongoing relevance of ethical wills for people of all faiths, all backgrounds.

Author : Nathaniel Stampfer
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580238274

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Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them by Nathaniel Stampfer Pdf

Ethical wills try to sum up what people have learned in life, and what they want most for, and from, their loved ones. This unique combination of "What Is" and "How To" shows how to prepare an ethical will and provides as guides examples of ethical wills written by nearly 100 famous and ordinary people. Includes a topical index to help you write your own ethical will.

Author : Jack Riemer,Nathaniel Stampfer
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:B3937472

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Ethical Wills by Jack Riemer,Nathaniel Stampfer Pdf

Contents: Collection of wills originally written in English, German, Hebrew and Yiddish.

Author : Barry K. Baines
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780786736577

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Ethical Wills by Barry K. Baines Pdf

As evidenced in the Terri Schiavo case that made national headlines, having a living will is an essential element in ensuring that the way in which you would like to spend your last days will be respected. It informs both family and doctors of your medical treatment preferences in specific situations. An ethical will is a complementary text that communicates personal values, beliefs, blessings, and advice to relatives and to future generations. It can be more meaningful to friends and family than any material possession you could bequeath to them. Together, living and ethical wills ensure that your wishes and hopes are "on the record," not to be lost, ignored, or forgotten. Offering practical and inspirational advice for people at any stage of life, Ethical and Living Wills includes: --Three recommended writing approaches to capturing our feelings for posterity --Expert information for understanding the legal and practical issues involved in documenting your medical care and treatment preferences in commonly occurring situations --Advice on when to distribute both ethical and living wills -- Tips to protect the legacy you leave in an ethical will-preparing and caring for the document you create

Author : Rabbi Jack Riemer,Rabbi Harold S. Kushner,Nathaniel Stampfer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 145969337X

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Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them by Rabbi Jack Riemer,Rabbi Harold S. Kushner,Nathaniel Stampfer Pdf

Author : Jack Riemer,Nathaniel Stampfer
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015025169841

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So that Your Values Live on by Jack Riemer,Nathaniel Stampfer Pdf

Shows how to prepare an ethical will and provides as guides examples of ethical wills of famous and ordinary people.

Author : Israel Abrahams
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0827610106

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Hebrew Ethical Wills by Israel Abrahams Pdf

The renewed and growing interest in ethical wills today speaks to the attraction they have to people who want to reflect on the deeper meaning of their own lives and share what they have learned with those they love. These very personal documents, with origins in the Bible, grew into a particularly Jewish custom. Hebrew Ethical Wills can teach us much about the past and gives us food for thought for the present. First published in 1926, this expanded edition includes new material: Lawrence Fine’s excellent introduction, passages from the autobiography of Gluckl of Hameln (to give expression to a Jewish women’s voice), and a bibliography of state-of-the-art scholarship on the issues and themes of ethical wills. The texts included, by Judah ibn Tibbon, Maimonides, the Baal Shem Tov, and the Gaon of Vilna, among others, with Hebrew facing pages, provide us with rich and intriguing evidence of premodern notions of parenthood and childhood. And they offer special insights into the faith and feelings of Jews across the centuries, as well as inspiration for those who want to write their own ethical wills today.

Author : Patti S. Spencer, Esq.
Publisher : Author House
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781496935298

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Your Estate Matters by Patti S. Spencer, Esq. Pdf

"Patti Spencer has learned everything there is to know on this subject and has written down a good bit of it in this book. This is a tremendous help to individuals as they try to sort out their estate and tax planning needs." - Matthew J. Creme, Jr. Partner at Nikolaus & Hohenadel LLP, Former President of the PA Bar Association "When it comes to estate planning and tax law, there's simply no one better than Patti Spencer. She demystifies estate planning in a way that is accessible for all. Known for her no nonsense style and humor, this book is a must-have for anyone making their estate plans or just trying to understand the process." - Samuel Bressi, President & CEO of Lancaster County Community Foundation "I have read Patti Spencer's newspaper column on a weekly basis for several years now, and never tire of learning more about estate planning and tax law. Patti manages to take complicated issues and reduce them to their simplest form." - David Griffith, Former Business Editor at Intelligencer Journal We don't intend to neglect our estate and financial plans, but it is so easy to be overwhelmed with conflicting financial advice. Your Estate Matters will bring clarity to those pesky, rapidly changing tax laws and will provide you with the accurate information you need to properly manage your estate. Your Estate Matters offers a practical down-to-earth approach that explains the ins and outs of estate planning, tax savings, and other issues that directly affect your family's pocketbook: income tax, living wills, trusts, prenuptial agreements, college savings, and retirement planning. If you want to stay ahead of the curve, are ready to plan your own estate, have aging parents, or have recently retired, this is the book you need to read.

Author : Sorel Goldberg Loeb
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0867050411

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Teaching Torah by Sorel Goldberg Loeb Pdf

A teacher's bible for teaching the Five Books of Moses This invaluable guide for preparing to teach or study the weekly Torah portion provides a precise synopsis of each of the 54 parashiyot, as well as overviews of commentaries and sources, capsule biographies of Torah interpreters, and provocative questions. Over 1,000 unusual strategies help readers analyze, extend, and personalize the text. A bibliography and a thematic index make this an especially useful resource for Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, sermon/D'var Torah ideas, and Havurah discussions.

Author : Barbara Binder Kadden,Bruce Kadden
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0867050403

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Teaching Jewish Life Cycle by Barbara Binder Kadden,Bruce Kadden Pdf

Background information on every stage of life; covers every Jewish life cycle event from birth to death; insights from Jewish tradition; hundreds of creative activities for all ages.

Author : Mary Petrosky
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594718069

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The Journey Never Ends by Mary Petrosky Pdf

In the first book of its kind specifically for Catholics, theologian, spiritual director, and social worker Sr. Mary Petrosky, F.M.M., shows how a spiritual will—a document that outlines your values, intentions, and hopes for the future—can help you focus on what’s most important in your life. As you grow older, it will be something you’ll want to share with those you love. The Journey Never Ends guides you through the process of preparing a spiritual will as an expression of your life’s intentions. If you are a Catholic or Christian of another background, you will find this a useful tool for creating the kind of life you want to live now in order to positively impact the world around you. In addition, like a traditional will, it will help you create a legacy for your family. Petrosky has helped people on three continents find joy and meaning in their lives and purpose and understanding in their deaths through her work. Able to communicate theological ideas in everyday language, Petrosky organizes spiritual will-making around a theology of remembering, taking as her inspiration the words of Jesus: "Do this in remembrance of me." She provides a variety of sample wills to illustrate various approaches you can take. In the final chapter of the book, Petrosky will guide you to write your own spiritual will with simple, clear, inspirational prompts and examples. The document is something that could be shared with family, friends, and colleagues later in life. Following the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, who lived life with joy and welcomed his death with openness and optimism, Petrosky guides you in how to best appreciate the art of living—and the way of dying.

Author : Daniel A. Roberts,Michael Freidman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781532601194

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Clergy Retirement by Daniel A. Roberts,Michael Freidman Pdf

In Clergy Retirement: Every Ending a New Beginning for Clergy, Their Families, and Congregants, retirement is likened to a death experience, but much more. Besides saying goodbye to congregants, colleagues, and a career, it is equally important, as in any other loss, to take time to grieve aernd then to discover new meaning in life through which to reinvent oneself and grow to new heights. This book is a manual for transition into a new world as one approaches retirement. It not only encourages the retiree to think through the process of making new meaning, but offers practical suggestions of how to do so.

Author : Florence W. Kaslow,Lilli Friedland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030720223

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Consultation to Family Business Enterprises by Florence W. Kaslow,Lilli Friedland Pdf

While family businesses have existed for millennia all over the world, it is only in the past few decades that professional consultants have been utilized to help them function more effectively. This engaging, up to the minute volume explores the varied and complex world of family enterprises as they now exist in the third decade of the 21st century. Attention is given to the factors unique to family businesses in their attention to perpetuating family values, traditions, loyalties and their legacy to future generations. Consultants may be drawn from law, finance and accounting, organizational psychology, or family psychology (with its special emphasis on understanding the family relationship system). The book describes methods of assessment and how to effectively communicate the results as well as techniques of consulting and provides an invaluable description of what is necessary to be and become a family business consultant. Readers will benefit from explorations of A new model featuring 8 inter-related business domains Cybersecurity issues and how to handle them Working collaboratively with financial and legal professionals Comprehensive coverage of research based assessment instruments Given that over 85% of the businesses in the world, from small to multinational in size and scope are family businesses, the enormous amount of information conveyed in this volume can be extremely valuable to professional consultants and those in the C Suite (CEO’s, CFO’s, COO’s) in helping businesses operate at maximum efficiency, productivity, profitability and satisfaction to all involved. "Throughout this well organized and well written book, the authors raise the pivotal questions that form the basis for becoming and being an exceptional family business consultant. Psychologists can learn to transform family business conundrums into healthy interactions between the family members of the enterprise before, during, and after transitions of the company. The various aspects of serving as a consultant are fleshed out in the carefully-researched chapters. Case studies show the patterns of behavior that can lead to continuing multigenerational successes or hard dissolutions. Their new model entitled “The Dynamic Interactive Multifactorial Family Enterprise Ecosystem Model” constitutes a major contribution to the field. The best part of the book remains its celebration of the importance and richness of family businesses across generations that will inspire any reader." G. Andrew H. Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPPPast President, American Academy of Couple & Family Psychology Past President, American Board (ABPP) of Couple & Family Psychology Clinical Professor of Psychology & Affiliate Professor of Law, University of Washington /div/div

Author : Elana Zaiman
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780738753720

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The Forever Letter by Elana Zaiman Pdf

A forever letter is a gift that will be read over and over again Inspired by the centuries-old Jewish tradition of the ethical will, a forever letter is a perfect way to share your most precious possessions: your values, wisdom, and love with the people who matter to you most. And you don't have to do it alone. Through empowering stories, sample letters, and writing tips, author Elana Zaiman serves as your companion on this journey of self discovery and deepening relationships. Praise: "I love this little book because it's about writing real letters, a lost art in our time. Even more important, it's about writing letters that matter to people who matter to us. What could be better than putting words to paper to tell people who we are and what we are becoming, and what it is that we cherish and value—thanking them for the way they helped point us toward our own North Star?"—Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak and A Hidden Wholeness "Elana Zaiman has a mission: She loves connection, deep and personal, and wants others to experience the sweet joy she has lived of shared truth-telling. Her forever letter embodies the passing on of wisdom, humbling experience, dreams, and love from one person to another. It is a beautiful concept that all of us should embrace."—Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, co-founder of the Gottman Institute and author of Ten Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy