There is no word in Hebrew for religion, by the way.

“no word in the Hebrew language of that period for “religion.” Religion was not a separate, identifiable category of beliefs and activities. It was…

— Richard Elliott Friedman

What is Scripture? The Hebrew word is torah. Torah means teaching, learning.

— Elie Wiesel

“In its classical form Arabic is of later date than Hebrew, but in its ancient form akin to Hebrew and Aramaic, certainly as old,…

— James John Courtenay

On a crowded bus in Israel, a mother was speaking to her son in Yiddish. An Israeli woman reprimanded her. "You should be speaking…

— Kirk Douglas

I will insist the Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind…

— John Adams

“There is some evidence that the Canaanites lived together with the Babylonians for a longer period than did the Aramaeans ... It is found…

— James John Courtenay

The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the…

— Jonathan Sacks

The Hebrew scriptures say it's okay to enslave anybody except your fellow Jews. It says you should enslave only your neighbors. I say to…

— John Shelby Spong

In my prayers every day, which are a combination of Hebrew prayers and Shakespeare and Sondheim lyrics and things people have said to me…

— Mandy Patinkin

Rest in the Lord; wait patiently for Him. In Hebrew, "Be silent in God, and let Him mould thee." Keep still, and He will…

— Martin Luther

I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.

— Zubin Mehta

The Nazis played the same games against Jews that today’s left plays against 'Eurocentrism,' 'whiteness,' and 'logocentrism.' When you hear a campus radical denounce…

— Anonymous

All the various component parts of the Hebrew worship subserve this great purpose, the bringing of man into communication with God.

— Samson Raphael Hirsch

The assets of the Jewish National Home must be created exclusively through our own work, for only the product of the Hebrew labor can…

— David Ben-Gurion

“There have been various attempts to reconstruct the vocalization and pronunciation of classical biblical Hebrew, which certainly differs considerably from that established by the…

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos