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Writing an Ethical Will with Rabbi Steve Leder

POSTED August 24, 2022 IN
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It is true most of us have questions we wished we had asked of loved ones before they passed away: questions about what mattered most in their life, what gave their life meaning, what did they regret, what did they love and value, and what was their greatest challenge and how did they get through it. These are also the kind of questions that can be helpful in shedding light on our own deepest beliefs and dreams. Approaching and facing some of these essential questions and leaving them in a written document called an “ethical will” might be more important than any material things we pass on at our death. These are essential questions for leading a beautiful and meaningful life. Leder reminds us, “We can leave material possessions and money to our loved ones hoping somehow they will express [our] emotional and spiritual life…I often say to people that that is like handing our loved ones a picture of food. It will not sustain them, it will not enrich them, it will not nourish them, it will not comfort them. What they really want when we’re gone are our values, our expressions of love, our guidance, our support, our life lessons that are hard won as the result of flaws and failure. They want our words…” Also, it’s an MRI of your inner life that you can hold up to the light and say to yourself, “This is what my truth is and am I living it?” Here we explore how to write an “ethical will” for ourselves and for our loved ones.

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