When we come to the Babylonian Gemara, we are dealing with what most people understand when they speak or write of the Talmud. Its birthplace, Babylonia, was an autonomous Jewish centre for a longer period than any other land; namely,… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Sabbath rest is more than mere abstention from physical work; and, therefore, must include worship and Scripture-reading. — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Man's most sacred privilege is freedom of will, the ability to obey or disobey his Maker. — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Everything in the Universe was as the Creator willed it - nothing superfluous, nothing lacking - a harmony. — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Because man is endowed with Reason, he can subdue his impulses in the service of moral and religious ideals, and is born to bear… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
A wife is not a man's shadow or subordinate, but his other self, his "helper," in a sense which no other creature on earth… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Prayer is a universal phenomenon in the soul-life of man. It is the soul's reaction to the terrors and joys, the uncertainties and dreams… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Though man comes from the dust, sin is not a part of his nature. Man can overcome sin, and through repentance attain to at-one-ment… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Judaism stands or falls with its belief in the historic actuality of the revelation at Sinai. — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
To Israel's faithful hosts in the past, as to its loyal sons and daughters of the present, the Siddur has been the gate to… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
Life is a frail and transitory thing, but it has been given a higher purpose and dignity through the revelation of God's Teaching to… — Joseph Hertz Copy Share Image
