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Say Kaddish for Me

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:17 February 2023
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Although the kaddish prayer is popularly associated with death, the text itself never mentions mortality or mourning.  Instead, it is a call to sanctify God's name - "May His great…

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Advance Directive

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:17 February 2023
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“If I am Not for Myself, Who Will Be For Me?” Hillel the Sage, Ethics of our Fathers 1:14 This famous ancient teaching of Hillel the Elder is not just…

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Financial Will

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:17 February 2023
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“If I am Not for Myself, Who Will Be For Me?” Ethics of our Fathers) Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (d. 1933), the saintly scholar known as the “Chofetz Chaim,” cited…

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Legacy Letters

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:17 February 2023
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The most important legacy we can leave our children  is not money or possessions, but spiritual ideals. - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Letters to the Next Generation The importance of passing…

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Emergency Contact Cards

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:17 February 2023
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If, God forbid, you undergo an emergency medical crisis, you’d want emergency personnel to be able to contact your medical proxy or loved ones as soon as possible.  This will…

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