Welcome to one of the most extraordinary gifts that Jewish Wisdom has offered
The Ethical Legacy Will
The Ethical Legacy Will is the reimagination of the traditional ethical will. Visit our website: www.EthicalLegacy.com for a complete explanation of the Ethical Legacy Will, what it can mean to you and your loved ones, and also how to create one.
The Ethical Legacy Will permits us to:
- Teach and nurture our children
- Reflect and self-assess
- Deepen Relationships
- Connect to future generations
As parents, we are teachers. The wisdom of our life experiences and our values are gifts that we share with our children.
Judaism has embraced this concept from early in the book of Genesis and throughout our history. From the Patriarchs to the individual Jew, we have gleaned wisdom and shared it with those who would come after. The Ethical Legacy Will embraces our on-going role as teacher and nurturer.
The Ethical Legacy Will is also our opportunity to reflect during our own life journey. The Ethical Legacy Will becomes a Cheshbon HaNefesh, an opportunity to review our lives, to confirm we are on our proper path, and if not, consider how to get back onto it.
This new approach also makes The Ethical Legacy Will an on-going life project to be shared with those we love as well, not only a look back after all is complete. Recording and sharing experiences when we have them can to create deeper bonds in existing relationships. Our children get to know us in profound ways by hearing the reflections of our experiences when we faced them as they now encounter that situation in their own lives. An example is a mother’s sharing her experience of childbirth with her daughter on the eve of her new child.
The Ethical Legacy Will is a gift that serves to bind our generations. We use the synagogues as platforms to teach and engage anyone interested in exploring this extraordinary practice. This teaching also works to strengthen the congregations it serves by creating an affinity group based on shared values. We also work privately with individuals looking to bring The Ethical Legacy Will to his or her families.
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