"Music evokes he spirit of prophecy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Through true song one may rise to the power of prophecy." ~~ Joseph Opatoshu
"Sing, O heaven, be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains!" ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 49:13
"Every people has its own melody…But Israel sings all of them, in order to bring them all to God." ~~ Abraham Yaakov
"The whole world is nothing more than a singing and a dancing before the Holy One, blessed be He. Every Jew is a singer before Him, and every letter in the Torah is a musical note." ~~ Nathan b. Naphtali Herz
"I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 104:33
"There are palaces that open only to music." ~~ Hillel Zeitlin
"Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music. " ~~ Isaac Stern
"As a seal of carnelian on a necklace of gold is a concert of music at a banquet of wine." ~~ Ben Sira
"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10
"All melodies come from the source of sanctity." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Song is obligatory in the ritual of the sanctuary. " ~~ Talmud, Arakin