Torah/Bible/Tanach Archives - Jewish Quotations

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"If your brother becomes poor, you shall maintain him." ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 25:35

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"Man looks to the outward show, but the Lord looks into the heart. " ~~ First Samuel (Shmuel 1) 16:7

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"We have guarded the Book for thousands of years and it has guarded us." ~~ David Ben-Gurion

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"The study of Torah outweighs all sacrifices." ~~ Talmud, Menahot 110a

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"Any study of the Torah and any prayer unaccompanied by good deeds and repentance void the Torah and make the prayer unwanted." ~~ Otiyot Derabbi Akiva

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"What is the meaning of “you shall die and not live” (Second Kings 20:2)? You shall die in this world and not live in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

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"For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you from all your sins; you shall be clean before the Lord. [Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur] " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 16:30

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"The world stands upon three things: Torah, Worship and Loving Deeds." ~~ Pirke Avot 1:2

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"There is no religious command that has such instant effect as that concerning charity." ~~ Plantavius

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"The Torah sheds its grace upon those who study it." ~~ Talmud, Sota

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"Residence in Israel is equivalent to the observance of all the Biblical precepts." ~~ Eleazar b. Shammua

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"Wisdom came before the Torah." ~~ Midrash Mishle