Sibling rivalry: Learn from Jacob and make a will
No matter how great you think your children are, do everyone a favor, and create a will. You will end up saving your heirs time, money, and lots of emotional energy.
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No matter how great you think your children are, do everyone a favor, and create a will. You will end up saving your heirs time, money, and lots of emotional energy.
From the blog of Ari Sacher at The Times of Israel
Though our lives sometimes feel long and hard, the stories of Bereishis teach us that our lives, like the lives of our forefathers, have purpose
. — Merriam Webster on-line Dictionary Jacob has not seen Joseph in 22 years, ever since that terrible day his sons brought him Joseph’s blood-drenched cloak. Jacob, who does not know that Joseph has actually been sold into slavery in Egypt, despairs of ever seeing him ever again. So when his sons return from Egypt and tell him that not only is Joseph alive but that he also happens to be the Grand Vizier of Egypt, Jacob is incredulous [Bereishit 45:26]: “His heart went numb, for he did not believe them”. According to many of the medieval commentators, Jacob’s heart actually skipped...