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Halachic Wills & Estates Series by the Bais HaVaad

The Bais HaVaad Institute of Talmudic Law is presenting a seven part internet lecture series on halachic wills and estates.  I mentioned the introductory lecture by Rabbi Ari Marburger in my post on the Estate of Max Feinberg. The second lecture, also by Rabbi Marburger, surveyed the various principles that are relevant to the halachic enforceability [...]

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Halachic perspective on the Estate of Max Feinberg

Disinheritance in halacha, and how Jewish the so-called Jewish Clause really is. Discussion of the Estate of Max Feinberg.

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Article on Wills, Inheritance & Halacha in Community Magazine

An article I wrote on yerusha (Jewish Laws of Inheritance) and halachic estate planning was published in the October 2009 issue of Community Magazine. See The Top 10 Questions & Answers About Wills, Inheritance & Halacha.  If you’re concerned about halacha, you should, at the very least, have a will. Share/Save

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Halacha and inheritance

Link to a downloadable lecture by Rabbi Hershel Schachter introducing the major halachic principles regarding wills and inheritance.

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Estate Planning, Halacha and the Jewish Law of Inheritance

The question of whether wills are recognized by Halacha involves some of the fundamental concepts of Halacha (Jewish law) under a secular legal system. Rabbinic responsa regarding specific conflicts between the Jewish Law of Inheritance and the law of the land date back at least 700 years to a famous responsum by the Rashba (Rabbi [...]

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