Jewish Quotations

"David, King of Israel, lives on for ever!" ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"Who occupies himself with the needs of the community is as though he occupies himself with Torah." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakhot

"Only if a scholar is like a bed of spices, the perfume reaching others, will his learning be preserved." ~~ Eleazar b. Pedat

"Who disregards charity is as one that serves idols. " ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"The Lord will not forsake His people. " ~~ First Samuel (Shmuel 1) 12:22

"The only purpose of truth is that one knows it is the truth." ~~ Rambam

"A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. " ~~ Milton Berle

"If you judge men by their beards and their girth, then goats are the wisest creatures on earth." ~~ Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

"A man speaks only what he ponders in his heart. " ~~ Elhanan L. Levinsky

"The golden key to Jewish education is the Hebrew language. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Once a man is appointed leader of a community, he must be deemed mightiest of the mighty. " ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"Whatever your host tells you, do. " ~~ Talmud, Pesachim