Music Archives - Jewish Quotations

"Sweet are the songs of Israel. " ~~ ISecond Samuel (Shmuel 2) 23:1

"All melodies come from the source of sanctity." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"The morning stars sang together." ~~ Job (Iyov) 38:7

"The inner history of a people is contained in its songs." ~~ Rabbi Adolph Jellinek

"Every people has its own melody…But Israel sings all of them, in order to bring them all to God." ~~ Abraham Yaakov

"Music is a universal language, and needs not be translated. With it soul speaks to soul." ~~ Berthold Auerbach

"Music is prayer. " ~~ Ludwig Boerne

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

"Sing, O heaven, be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains!" ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 49:13

"Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music. " ~~ Isaac Stern

"Who sings in this world will sing also in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Music evokes he spirit of prophecy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav