Yet another last night. The last night at home, the last night in the ghetto, the last night in the train, and, now, the last night in Buna. How much longer were our lives to be dragged out from one 'last night' to another?

[ Rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac] was the greatest commentator [of the Bible] we ever had.

We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.

It's not hatred that kills people, it's indifference

And I, the for­mer mys­tic, was think­ing: Yes, man is stronger, greater than God. When Adam and Eve de­ceived You, You chased them from par­adise. When You were dis­pleased by Noah’s generation, You brought down the Flood. When Sodom lost Your fa­vour, You caused the heav­ens to rain down fire and damna­tion. But look at these men whom You have be­trayed, al­low­ing them to be tortured, slaugh­tered, gassed, and burned, what do they do? They pray be­fore You! They praise Your name!

I developed an anger at [Moses] Mendelssohn. Later, I read the book. I realized there was nothing subversive in it.

I'll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it.