Quote of the Week
“We are all surrounded by things which we apprehend but cannot comprehend.” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, God in Search of Man
Quote of the Week
“I had thought of the New Testament to be impure, a source of pride, of selfishness, of hatred, and of the worst kind of violence, but as I opened it I felt myself peculiarly and wonderfully taken possession of. A sudden glory, a light flashed through my soul. I looked for thorns and found roses;…
Quote of the Week
“The Jewish people’s unbreakable bond to this sacred city reaches back more than 3,000 years. It was here, in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, that Abraham offered his son, Isaac, and was credited with righteousness for his faith in God. It was here, in Jerusalem, that King David consecrated the capital of the Kingdom of Israel.…
Quote of the Week
“In a place where there are no men, endeavor to be a man.”–Rabbi Hillel
Quote of the Week
“The Jew – is the symbol of eternity…. He is the one who for so long had guarded the prophetic message and transmitted it to all mankind…. The Jew is eternal. He is the embodiment of eternity.”—Leo Tolstoy
Quote of the Week
“When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendor of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion—its message becomes…
Quote of the Week
“Know that every human being must cross a very narrow bridge. What is most important is not to be overcome by fear.”—Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav, 1772-1810
Quote of the Week
“Faith is not certainty: it is the courage to live with uncertainty.”—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Quote of the week
“The prophet is violated during his ministry, but he is vindicated by history. He is the villain of today and the hero of tomorrow. He is excommunicated while alive and exalted when dead! He is dishonored with epithets when breathing and honored with epitaphs when dead. He is friendless while living and famous when dead.…
Quote
Jesus, the helper of the poor, the friend of the sinner, the brother of every fellow=sufferer, the comforter of every sorrow-laden, the healer of the sick, the up-lifter of the fallen, the lover of man, the redeemer of woman, won the heart of mankind by storm. Jesus, the meekest of men, the most despised of…