A kind word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats.

A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop.

Each Jew must either give or take tzedakah [charity] for Passover.

You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.

You can take a Jew out of a shtetl, but you cannot take a shtetl out of a Jew.

The worm in the radish doesn't think there is anything sweeter.

There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought to anything, and comprehend everything. 'Blessed hands' is the name bestowed on these fortunate beings. The world envies, honours and respects them.