Quotes by Jewish Tradition The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it. Albert Einstein jewish-tradition stars justice What are you going to do to preserve a tradition that is the peculiar and unique culture that Judaism inculcates? The American Jewish community is not going to survive by lining up against its common enemy. Arthur Hertzberg jewish-tradition community unique Following the Rumanian tradition, garlic is used in excess to keep the vampires away... Following the Jewish tradition, a dispenser of schmaltz (liquid chicken fat) is kept on the table to give the vampires heartburn if they get through the garlic defense. Calvin Trillin jewish-tradition vampire giving The Jewish tradition of learning-is learning. Adam chose knowledge instead of immortality. Elie Wiesel jewish-tradition immortality learning In Jewish tradition the Talmud is said to have been given on Sinai. Elie Wiesel sinai jewish-tradition said I come from a tradition - from the Jewish tradition, which believes in words, in language, in communication. Elie Wiesel jewish-tradition communication believe I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me, is Jewish. Fred Melamed keeping-your-mouth-shut jewish-tradition strong I felt there's a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I'd be a jerk not to take advantage of it. Herman Wouk jewish-tradition inheritance wealth In Jewish tradition, death-defying devotion to scholarship was the stuff of saintliness. Israel Shenker jewish-tradition devotion stuff We in the Jewish community are comparatively lucky. All of traditions have anti-gay pieces but the Jewish tradition doesn't have as many anti-sexuality and anti-body teachings. It's a lot easier to fit affirmation of sexuality and gender. Jay Michaelson jewish-tradition gay teaching The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life and in ourselves. Jerry Seinfeld jewish-tradition survival laughing There are some religious traditions that view human beings as participants in creation. This is true of the Jewish tradition, from which I come. Michael Sandel jewish-tradition religious views I grew up in a Jewish family, and we have raised our children in a Jewish tradition. Religion gives a framework for moral enquiry in young minds and points us to questions beyond the material. Michael Sandel jewish-tradition giving children It is true that the Jewish tradition emphasizes the moral mandate to save life. It also has a different position from the Catholic Church on the moral status of the embryo. It has a more developmental view of when human life, in the sense of personhood, begins than does the Catholic Church. Michael Sandel jewish-tradition catholic views I have a broad but not an expert or scholarly background in the Jewish tradition. I've tried to learn what I can from childhood, but I am not an expert on Jewish teachings. Michael Sandel jewish-tradition childhood teaching There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close. Richard Rogers jewish-tradition tradition italian I am a judge born, raised, and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the Jewish tradition. I hope, in my years on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, I will have the strength and the courage to remain constant in the service of that demand. Ruth Bader Ginsburg jewish-tradition running years In the Jewish tradition of the Bible it says, "Speak to her softly, so that she will want to engage in sexual activity." In today's world, there's a little bit of a danger in that people don't really talk to each other. You see couples walking in the street, each one of them texting someone else. That worries me. Ruth Westheimer jewish-tradition couple worry I was raised in the Jewish tradition, taught never to marry a Gentile woman, shave on a Saturday night and, most especially, never to shave a Gentile woman on a Saturday night. Woody Allen jewish-tradition taught night Neither Jewish morality nor Jewish tradition can be used to disallow terror as a means of war. Yitzhak Shamir jewish-tradition war mean