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title: "3 Danya Ruttenberg Quotes - Famous Rabbi"
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# Danya Ruttenberg

(1975)   Rabbi

 **3** quotes in **13** categories

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Danya Ruttenberg is a rabbi.

## Quick Facts About Danya Ruttenberg

Born February 6, 1975

Profession Rabbi

## About Danya Ruttenberg

Rabbi and author... \| Danya Ruttenberg is an American rabbi, editor, and author. She has been called "the Twitter rabbi" for her social media presence. She lives in Chicago.

##  Quotes by Danya Ruttenberg

> [“It’s inconvenient and it’s maddening and it’s frustrating and it’s sometimes painfully difficult to love another person, even or especially our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danya-ruttenberg/it-s-inconvenient-and-it-s-maddening-and-it-s-frustrating-and-it-s/)

[Danya Ruttenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danya-ruttenberg/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“person … is a mere inn for the thoughts of the world that are passing and returning, going and coming, and the essence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danya-ruttenberg/person-is-a-mere-inn-for-the-thoughts-of-the-world-that-are-passing/)

[Danya Ruttenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danya-ruttenberg/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [“I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danya-ruttenberg/i-came-to-see-that-the-goal-of-spiritual-practice-was-perhaps-more/)

[Danya Ruttenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danya-ruttenberg/)

[Becoming a better person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming-a-better-person/)

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