No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.

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

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.

A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.

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

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

Barking dogs don't bite, but they themselves don't know it.