Honoring the Wishes of the Deceased
מצווה לקיים דברי המת: Bava Batra 149b One Shabbat afternoon, Mr. Cohen, who was perfectly healthy and sipping tea at the time, turned to his
מצווה לקיים דברי המת: Bava Batra 149b One Shabbat afternoon, Mr. Cohen, who was perfectly healthy and sipping tea at the time, turned to his
Bava Batra 126b and 133b A will made in accordance with the law of the land, in which the testator bequeaths his estate after his
וואת שכיב מרע People often change their minds or do not really mean what they say. This appears to be especially true in money matters.
בכור נוטל פי שנים Bava Batra 122b,124a, 130a The moment a person dies, those who are the heirs according to Jewish Law, immediately become joint
זכותה של בת לרשת; Bava Batra 110a, 115a and 139b The Jewish Law of Inheritance provides that those heirs, whom the Torah deems to be
Bava Batra 133b If a person wishes to bequeath his property to a person not recognized as an heir under the Jewish law of succession
Bava Batra 115, 126b, 133b, 135b “Dad, after 120 years, when you are no longer with us, do you think I could have the little
Beitzah 17a; Chullin 101b, Shabbat 86b, Pesachim 53b. You arrive home after Kol Nidrei. Even though you had a full meal before you left to
חזקת הבתים קניה מצד ג Bava Batra 41b We have seen that a person who has occupied a house or a piece of land uninterrupted
Bava Batra 28a, 42a “Excuse me, you are sitting in my seat.” How many times have we been asked to move while deep in prayer
נזקי שכנים Bava Batra 25b Our upstairs neighbor in Israel owned a penthouse. In the living room, directly on top of us, they installed flower
When a tenant complained that the landlord was watching him by means of a video hook-up secreted in the clock on his bedroom wall which