--- title: "5 Sherwin Wine Quotes - Famous Rabbi (Judaism Beyond God)" description: "Sherwin Theodore Wine was an American rabbi and a founding figure of Humanistic Judaism, a movement that emphasizes Jewish culture and history as source..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b100/author-sherwin-wine-59899.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b100/author-sherwin-wine-59899.jpg) # Sherwin Wine (1928–2007) Rabbi **5** quotes in **70** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Sherwin Wine was a rabbi, best known for *Judaism Beyond God*. ## Quick Facts About Sherwin Wine Born January 25, 1928 Died July 21, 2007 Profession Rabbi Notable works Judaism Beyond God ## About Sherwin Wine Sherwin Theodore Wine was an American rabbi and a founding figure of Humanistic Judaism, a movement that emphasizes Jewish culture and history as sources of Jewish identity rather than belief in any gods. He was originally ordained as a Reform rabbi but later founded the Birmingham Temple, the first congregation of Humanistic Judaism, in 1963. ## Quotes by Sherwin Wine > [You have to fight gravity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/you-have-to-fight-gravity/) [Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/) [Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/sherwin-wine-59899_fight_you-have-to-fight-gravity-1041_1041.png) > [If I were a CEO of a company and ran it like God runs the universe, I'd be fired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it-like-god-runs-the-universe-i/) [Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/sherwin-wine-59899_business_if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it_836453.png) > [Two hundred years ago the forces of freedom challenged this idea. The children of the new enlightenment rose up to defy the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/two-hundred-years-ago-the-forces-of-freedom-challenged-this-idea-the/) [Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/) [Arrogant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrogant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/sherwin-wine-59899_arrogant_two-hundred-years-ago-the-forces-of-free_2110566.png) > [Laughing has always seemed to me to be more Jewish than praying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/laughing-has-always-seemed-to-me-to-be-more-jewish-than-praying/) [Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/) [Israel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/sherwin-wine-59899_israel_laughing-has-always-seemed-to-me-to-be-m_2398011.png) > [There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our Puritan past.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/there-are-two-visions-of-america-one-precedes-our-founding-fathers/) [Sherwin Wine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/) [Adore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/sherwin-wine-59899_adore_there-are-two-visions-of-america-one-pre_3184884.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherwin-wine/#itemlist", "name": "Sherwin Wine Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to fight gravity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sherwin Wine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/you-have-to-fight-gravity/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/sherwin-wine-59899_fight_you-have-to-fight-gravity-1041_1041.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/sherwin-wine-59899_fight_you-have-to-fight-gravity-1041_1041.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/sherwin-wine-59899_fight_you-have-to-fight-gravity-1041_1041.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to fight gravity.” — Sherwin Wine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I were a CEO of a company and ran it like God runs the universe, I'd be fired.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sherwin Wine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherwin-wine/if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it-like-god-runs-the-universe-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/sherwin-wine-59899_business_if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it_836453.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/sherwin-wine-59899_business_if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it_836453.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/sherwin-wine-59899_business_if-i-were-a-ceo-of-a-company-and-ran-it_836453.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I were a CEO of a company and ran it like God runs the universe, I'd be fired.” — Sherwin Wine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Two hundred years ago the forces of freedom challenged this idea. 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