The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.

There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.

When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.

To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.

Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.