I try to see their moral relevance [in the Bible] and, of course, to admire the literary beauty of the text. Prophetic poetry: No one has written the way Isaiah does.

Remember also that it is not knowledge but the yearning for knowledge that makes for a complete, accomplished man. Such a man does not stand still but perseveres in the face of adversity, nor does he remain untouched by the pain cause by absence. On the contrary, he recognizes himself in each cry, uttered or repressed, in the smallest rift, in the most pressing need.

Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.

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

It is obvious that the war which Hitler and his accomplices waged was a war not only against Jewish men, women, and children, but also against Jewish religion, Jewish culture, Jewish tradition, therefore Jewish memory.

After all, God is God because he remembers.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.