Jewish Quotations

"O that I had died instead of thee! O Absalom my son, my son! [King David] " ~~ Second Samuel (Shmuel 2) 19:1

"Hidden wisdom and concealed treasure—of what use is either?" ~~ Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus 20:30

"The last anti-Semite will die when the last Jew does." ~~ W. Adler

"Song is obligatory in the ritual of the sanctuary. " ~~ Talmud, Arakin

"When you make a vow to God, tarry not in its discharge!" ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 5:3

"A man is praised upon his entry according to his attire, upon his departure according to his wit." ~~ Mishle Assaf

"Slander is worse than idolatry. " ~~ Shocher Tov

"Be very careful in teaching, for an error in teaching is tantamount to a willful transgression." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:13

"Where there is no honor, neither is there disgrace." ~~ Tiferet Israel

"Who ridicules his father is no better than a worshipper of idols." ~~ Tanchuma

"Palestine should be as distinctly Jewish as England is English." ~~ Chaim Weizmann

"The Sabbath and holidays are the primary reason for Jewish endurance and glory." ~~ Judah Halevi