You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.

My students are very special. They are my source of pride, my source of joy, my source of hope. I am terribly fond of my students.

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

[The Bible] is been my passion almost from my youth.

It was the beginning of the war. I was twelve years old, my parents were alive, and God still dwelt in our town.

The primary task of a Jew in turbulent times is to be Jewish.

Why is war such an easy option? Why does peace remain such an elusive goal? We know statesmen skilled at waging war, but where are those dedicated enough to humanity to find a way to avoid war