In Jewish tradition, death-defying devotion to scholarship was the stuff of saintliness. — Israel Shenker Copy Share Image
The Jewish tradition of learning-is learning. Adam chose knowledge instead of immortality. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I come from a tradition - from the Jewish tradition, which believes in words, in language, in communication. — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
It's just not our style to put our names on the philanthropy we've done. It's not in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah. — Norman Braman Copy Share Image
Neither Jewish morality nor Jewish tradition can be used to disallow terror as a means of war, — Yitzhak Shamir Copy Share Image
The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life and in… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
It is obvious that the war which Hitler and his accomplices waged was a war not only against Jewish men, women, and… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why… — David Novak Copy Share Image
I grew up in a Jewish family, and we have raised our children in a Jewish tradition. Religion gives a framework for… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
Following the Rumanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away... Following the Jewish tradition, a dispenser of schmaltz… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
There are some religious traditions that view human beings as participants in creation. This is true of the Jewish tradition, from which… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about… — Fred Melamed Copy Share Image
I have a broad but not an expert or scholarly background in the Jewish tradition. I've tried to learn what I can… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
The concept known as bal tashchit--'Do no destroy'--has a special significance in Jewish tradition...We are constantly being warned in our faith that… — David Geffen Copy Share Image
God is not good, or wise, or intelligent anyway that we know. So, people like Maimonides in the Jewish tradition, Eboncina in… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
In the Jewish tradition of the Bible it says, "Speak to her softly, so that she will want to engage in sexual… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I am a judge born, raised, and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It is true that the Jewish tradition emphasizes the moral mandate to save life. It also has a different position from the… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
“Gehinom, or Gehenna, passed into use as a metaphoric designation for the place of punishment in the hereafter. According to a Talmudic… — Rabbi Ron Isaacs Copy Share Image
I was raised in the Jewish tradition, taught never to marry a Gentile woman, shave on a Saturday night and, most especially,… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
We in the Jewish community are comparatively lucky. All of traditions have anti-gay pieces but the Jewish tradition doesn't have as many… — Jay Michaelson Copy Share Image
I grew up in a tradition where having ideas and contributing to the community and creating art that had an impact on… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
Every Yom Kippur, Jewish tradition requires a strict spiritual inventory. You aren't supposed to just sit around feeling guilty, but to take… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
