It was admitted by the early rabbis that the sectarians could be as full of good works as eggs were full of meat.

I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly.

Discrimination against Jews can be read in Thomas Aquinas, and insults against Jews in Martin Luther.

I have ended as a Reform Rabbi, grateful to Christianity for so many good things.

Praying privately in churches, I began to discover that heaven was my true home and also that it was here and now, woven into this life.

I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen.

If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.