Justice and Law Archives - Jewish Quotations

"Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses." ~~ Talmud, Gittin

"First investigate, then rebuke! " ~~ Ben Sira 11:7

"Justice and only justice shall you follow." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 16:20

"You shall not commit adultery. " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 20:13

"Woe to a man whose advocate turns into prosecutor! " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"Who closes his ears to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard." ~~ Proverbs (Kohelet) 21:13

"Lend a man money when he needs it and pay back a loan yourself in time!" ~~ Ben Sira 29:2

"Do not side with the majority to do wrong!" ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 23:2

"An emergency alters the situation." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"If a man divorces his first wife, even the altar sheds tears for him." ~~ Talmud, Gittin

"If you steal, you eventually will perjure yourself." ~~ Torat Kohanim

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. " ~~ Elie Wiesel