Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 193

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

What does the Kitzur want a person to do with his estate, and how does it guide the care of the ill and the dying? The Kitzur calls it piety not to witness a will that moves the estate away from an heir, even from a son who does not conduct himself properly. The Kitzur then turns to the ill: keeping bad news from them, whom to visit, and saying vidui before death, with the words of the confession.

Key points

• The Kitzur says Heaven is not pleased with one who leaves his heirs nothing, even for charity.
• The Kitzur permits bequests to others when the heirs are also left an adequate share.
• When both are possible, the Kitzur puts bikur cholim first, otherwise nichum aveilim comes first.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Inheritance and making a will
2. 3:53Witnessing a will that removes an heir
3. 5:12An agent for young children
4. 7:04A Shabbos meal in the Muslim quarter
5. 11:46Keeping bad news from the ill
6. 12:52Which patients to visit
7. 15:13Vidui before death

Topics

• Yerusha
• Bikur Cholim
• Nichum Aveilim
• Vidui