One of the sages of the Talmud taught nearly 200 years ago that God could have created a plant that would grow loaves of bread. Instead He created wheat for us to mill and bake into bread. Why? So that we could be HIs partners in completing the work of creation.

One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.

I believe that God is totally moral, but nature, one of God's creatures, is not moral. Nature is blind.

Prayer is simply coming into the presence of God. Because when you come into the presence of God, even the things you don't have matter a lot less.

God is like a mirror. The mirror never changes, but everybody who looks at it sees something different.

When a mentally retarded child is born, the religious question we often ask is, "Why does God let this happen?" The better question to pose is to ask, "What kind of community should we be so that mental retardation isn't a barrier to the enjoyment of one's full humanity?"