"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...
Subtitles: | "מצווה לקיים דברי המת" על תוקפה של הצוואה בספרות חז"ל |
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | Hebrew |
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College
1998
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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 |