Jewish Quotations

"I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table. " ~~ Elie Wiesel

"The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. " ~~ Oscar Levant

"My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. " ~~ Henry Youngman

"Better a public scolding than love unrevealed." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:5

"The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz

"A man should never stand in a place of danger and expect a miracle to happen to him." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 104:33

"The reward of a mitzva? Another mitzva!" ~~ Sayings of the Fathers

"Who respects the elderly is as if he respects the Lord." ~~ Alphabet of Ben Sira

"There never was a wedding without a worry." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"Who observes the Sabbath is as though he created it." ~~ Mekhilta

"If you do not know what there is on earth, do you expect to know what there is in heaven?" ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin