"To fulfill the wishes of the deceased". On the validity of wills in Rabbinic literature

Tannaitic literature widely discusses whether one may bequeath property in a will, overriding the biblical provisions regarding inheritance. Many subsequent scholars researched the reasons for, and the timing of, the infiltration of the will into the realm of halakha. The considerable scholarly inte...

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Subtitles:"מצווה לקיים דברי המת" על תוקפה של הצוואה בספרות חז"ל
Main Author: Edrei, Arye (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Hebrew
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Published: College 1998
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1998, Volume: 69, Pages: 105-141
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Rabbinic Judaism
B Anthropology
B Rabbinic literature