How Death Helps Us Lead a More Meaningful Life: with Rabbi Steve Leder

Sep 15, 2022

“You write your eulogy with the pen of your life.” Rabbi Steve Leder, is a best-selling author and Senior Rabbi at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles who has been named one of the most influential Rabbis in America. His most recent book, “For You When I am Gone” teaches us how to write an ethical will (outlining 12 questions to ask), a letter to loved ones that helps them understand what we have learned about how to live a meaningful life. He shares:

• The number one regret he sees most people have not heir death bed.
• The biggest lessons he’s learned from death that can help us lead a better life. 
• What tombstones can teach us 
• What we misunderstand about grief
• Why we should all have an “ethical will.” 
• Why we must consider death in order to figure out what we want out of life. 
• Why we need to work to make sure our inner life matches our outer life. 
• The right questions to ask yourself to find if you're living out your values.
• Why we are have the wrong idea of what it means to sacrifice.