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Louis Ginzberg

(1873–1953) Rabbi

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Louis Ginzberg was a rabbi.

Quick Facts About Louis Ginzberg

Born: November 28, 1873
Died: November 11, 1953
Profession: Rabbi

About Louis Ginzberg

[Wikidata] American rabbi (1873–1953)... | [Wikipedia] Louis Ginzberg was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century.

Quotes by Louis Ginzberg

“Noah lost his epithet "the pious" when he began to occupy himself with the growing of the vine. He became a "man…

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“For every species on land, excepting only the weasel, there is a corresponding species in the water,”

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“The dolphins are half man and half fish; they even have sexual intercourse with human beings; therefore they are called also "sons…

Sexual intercourse

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“But Lilith preferred this punishment to living with Adam. She takes her revenge by injuring babes—baby boys during the first night of…

Life

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“he who begins a good deed, and does not execute it to the end, brings down misfortune upon his own head.”

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