Leave a Comment"Do not take bribes, for they blind the clear-eyed and upset the pleas of the just! " ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 23:8
Leave a Comment"Only our concept of time makes it possible for us to speak of the Day of Judgement by that name; in reality it is a constant court in perpetual session." ~~ Franz Kafka
Leave a Comment"When you besiege a city for a long time. . . you shall not destroy its trees." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 20:19
Leave a Comment"Who pleads after the verdict pleads nothing. [It’s too late to plead once a sentence is pronounced.] " ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia
Leave a Comment"Follow not the majority in the wrong way, because the many are not always wise!" ~~ Mishle Assaf
Leave a Comment"To help a fellow man may be to tip the scales (of God’s reckoning) for the entire world." ~~ Adapted from Talmud, Kiddushin 40:2
Leave a Comment"One is not held responsible when in distress, for words uttered in grief. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
