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The weekly lesson of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
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Is a Will the Halachic Way?
Would Yitzchak (and ultimately klal yisroel been better off has he written up in advance a will, clearly determining how he wanted his spiritual and temporal properties to be divided? Are there any hashkafah problems with drafting a will? May one distribute one's estate differently from the way the Torah instructs?