So That Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them

Jack Riemer

ISBN 10: 1879045079 / ISBN 13: 9781879045071

Published by Jewish Lights, 1991

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1879045079I4N00

Synopsis:

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.

From the Author: to leave an ethical will is a precious gift to those who lov
the custom of leaving an ethical will in which you sum up what you want for and from your children after you are gone is a precious custom that is now having a revival. Here you can read some precious examples and get guidance on writing your own.

Bibliographic Details

Title: So That Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills ...
Publisher: Jewish Lights
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket