For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.

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.

I literally fell among Quakers when I went up to Oxford.

My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.

In speaking of Jesus, I must speak about Christianity because I do not think it possible or profitable to divide the two.

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

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.