“An important feature of good characterization in a novel is that the characters are dimensionalized and are not all of one piece. Human beings, as Singer noted, have contradictions.” — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“God gave each of us a soul, which is a candle that He gives us to illuminate our surroundings with His light,” the Rebbe… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“As the former British chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks has expressed it: “If the Nazis searched out every Jew in hate, the Rebbe wished to… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“One year, on Yom Kippur eve, Salanter did not show up in synagogue for services. The congregation was extremely worried; they could only imagine that their rabbi had suddenly taken sick or been in an accident. In any case, they would not start the service without him. During the wait, a young woman in the congregation became agitated. She had… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share
“She answered that she loved to read novels. The Rebbe responded that as novels are fiction, what you read in them is not necessarily… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“On the Rebbe’s willingness to offer opinions and advice on a large range of issues, including theology, business, family affairs, and even medical questions:… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“The Rebbe then elaborated: “All knowledge you’ll ever learn, every experience you’ll have in life, are the circles. They’re not the center. If you… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“An important feature of good characterization in a novel is that the characters are dimensionalized and are not all of one piece. Human beings,… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
“The Rebbe now spoke in a manner that anticipated the work that was later to be done by the shluchim whom he dispatched throughout… — joseph telushkin Copy Share Image
“hereditary and transmitted through the paternal line. Therefore, a person whose father is not a priest cannot be a priest either. * Though without… — Joseph Telushkin Copy Share Image
![“On the Rebbe’s willingness to offer opinions and advice on a large range of issues, including theology, business, family affairs, and even medical questions: “[First] I am not afraid to answer that I don’t know. If I know, then I have no right not to answer. When someone comes to you for help and…” quote by Joseph Telushkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3cc/joseph-telushkin-45550_business_on-the-rebbe-s-willingness-to-offer-opin_2000933.jpg)
