A wife is not a man's shadow or subordinate, but his other self, his "helper," in a sense which no other creature on earth can be.

Prayer is a universal phenomenon in the soul-life of man. It is the soul's reaction to the terrors and joys, the uncertainties and dreams of life.

In spite of the pangs of travail, the longing for motherhood remains the most powerful instinct in woman.

Men of all lands and climes are brothers.

Sabbath rest is more than mere abstention from physical work; and, therefore, must include worship and Scripture-reading.

Divine punishment is at once followed by Divine pity.

When we come to the Babylonian Gemara, we are dealing with what most people understand when they speak or write of the Talmud. Its birthplace, Babylonia, was an autonomous Jewish centre for a longer period than any other land; namely, from soon after 586 before the Christian era to the year 1040 after the Christian era - 1626 years.