The Hebrew ethical well is not mere valediction but…
The Hebrew ethical well is not mere valediction but an audacious attempt at continuing speech from fathers in the grave to children in a reckless world.
— from Before Takeoff (front matter) · Hebrew Ethical Wills by Israel Abrahams
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People call this an ethical will. One writer described the form beautifully as an audacious attempt at continuing speech, from a father in the grave to his children in a reckless world. That is exactly how I mean it. — Before Takeoff (front matter)