Love turns one person into two; and two into one. —Isaac Abravanel
Freedom is won by making space for the people not like us. —Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Once you have distanced yourself from anger, the quality of humility will enter your heart. —Nachmanides
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. —Anne Frank
There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen
If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give. —Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
The question of bread for myself is a material question, but the question of bread for my neighbor is a spiritual question. —Joseph Telushkin
The only way to change the world is to change yourself into what you want others to be. —Mordecai Kaplan
Life is like riding a bicycle: to keep your balance you must keep moving. —Albert Einstein
If you have a fault, be the first to say it. —Talmud
He who is full of joy, is full of love. -Baal Shem Tov
The demand for justice, for peace and for enlightenment runs through the entirety of Jewish history and Jewish tradition. -Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I stopped looking for the light, and decided to become it instead
It is gratefulness which makes the soul great. —Abraham Joshua Heschel
That’s all I ever think about, and I am depressed. Then I remember something that fills me with hope. —Lamentations 3:20-21
Know this: every person must cross a very, very narrow bridge. The most important thing is not to succumb to fear. — Rabbi Nachman of Breslav
A ruler is not to be appointed unless the community is first consulted. —Talmud, Berachot 55a
A person should always engage in Torah and Mitzvot, even if not for their own sake, as through it one comes to perform them for their own sake. —Talmud
The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference. In a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible. —Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
At times, adding on detracts. — Talmud
The beginning and end of the Torah is kindness. -Talmud
Honor your doctor before you need them. — Jerusalem Talmud
We need not make monuments for the righteous. Their words serve as their memorial. — Talmud
Parents teach their children to talk; children teach their parents silence. —Jewish Proverb
Tefilat Ha Derech — Traveler’s Prayer
For time is undoubtedly an accident, and, according to our opinion, one of the created accidents, like blackness and whiteness; it is not a quality, but an accident connected with motion. —Guide for the Perplexed 2:13
What is complete repentance? One who once more had in it in their power to repeat a violation, but separated themselves therefrom, and did not do it because of repentance. —Maimonides
Blessed are You, Adonai, grantor of perception.
Blessing said upon hearing thunder
Do not imagine that character is determined at birth…..—Maimonides
Sometimes the atheist looking out the window sees more of God than all who pray in the synagogue or church. —Martin Buber
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Said Rabbi Jeremiah ben Elazar: “When the Holy One, blessed be the One, created the first human, [God] created them androgynous.” —Midrash Rabbah 8:1
A person should always teach in a concise manner. —Talmud
One is only called “crooked” if he was proper at first and became crooked. —Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai
Do not forsake the instruction of your mother. —Proverbs 1:8
An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. —Martin Buber
Blessing on seeing the small wonders of nature.
The life of irritable persons is no life…
The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances. —Victor Frankl
Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but above all, thou shalt not be a bystander. —Yehuda Bauer
Because humanity is lacking perfection, one’s intellect does not grasp the fullness of things. —Sefer HaChinukh
Blessing for the home.
For someone who has a dangerous illness, it is a commandment to break Shabbat for them. —Shulchan Aruch
The real struggle is not between East and West, or capitalism and communism, but between education and propaganda. —Martin Buber
One should rather spend money on gifts to the poor than on the Purim banquet and presents to their friends….—Mishneh Torah
The Jews enjoyed light and gladness, happiness and honor. —Esther 8:16
Eilu Devarim: These are the deeds (a happiness prayer)
No leader should be set over the community without first consulting it. —Talmud, Berachot
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. —Albert Einstein
I have learned much from my teachers, but from my friends more than my teachers. —Talmud
Play is the exultation of the possible. —Martin Buber
Eleh Ezk’ra: These I recall
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. —Elie Wiesel
Prayer for Peace and Comfort
Do not separate yourself from the community. —Pirkei Avot
Self-complacency is the companion of ignorance. —Solomon Schechter
Divided as we may be by religion, we are united by charity. —Rashi
The stone fell on the pitcher? Woe to the pitcher. The pitcher fell on the stone? Woe to the pitcher. —Jewish Proverb
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart. —Hannah Senesh
Prayer for peace
How good it is when people dwell together in harmony. —Psalm 133
If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow? —Nachman of Breslov
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers. —Abraham Joshua Heschel
Praised be God, of whose abundance we have eaten and by whose goodness we live.
Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices. Then our choices make us. — Anne Frank
Science does not destroy the belief in miracle. It merely transfers that belief from the supernatural to the natural. — Mordecai Kaplan
Elul is an acronym
Blessed are you, God, Spirit of the Universe who makes creatures different.
Hashkivenu — Prayer of Protection
A generous person enjoys prosperity; One who satisfies others shall in turn be satisfied. —Proverbs
First mend yourself, then mend others. —Yiddish Proverb
Just as it is a mitzvah for a person to say that which will be heeded, so is it a mitzvah for a person not to say that which will be ignored. —Talmud
The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence. —Moses Mendelssohn
The entire purpose of our existence is to overcome our negative habits. —Vilna Gaon
Our outer lives and our inner lives should be consistent. —Talmud
Blessing after going to the bathroom.
The only thing that is going to save mankind is if enough people live their lives for something or someone other than themselves. -Leon Uris
Silence is a fence around wisdom. —Pirkei Avot
Only a wicked and foolish person abuses and insults people. —Rambam
Do not say: “When I have leisure I shall study,” perhaps you will never have leisure. —Hillel
No one knows whose shoe pinches except the person who walks in it. —Yiddish Proverb
Thankfulness has an inner connection with humility. It recognizes that what we are and what we have is due to others and above all to God.—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
I acknowledge my transgressions and my sins are always before me. —Psalms 51:5
The world exists for the sake of kindness. —Rashi
Always acknowledge the truth. —Talmud
Yom Kippur is not about personal resolutions and private reflection. It is about standing up and talking to God. It is about apologizing, about reestablishing our connection with our Creator. We must tell God who we are, where we are holding in life, and what we know needs improvement. —Rabbi Dovid Rosenfield
I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent. —Rav Kook
God cannot be compared to anything. Note this. —Maimonides
A person should always view himself as if the entire world depends on him. —Zohar
Blessing over unusual creatures
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. —Proverbs 16:32
Beloved is humanity, for we were created in the image of God. —Pirkei Avot
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether they are one of your countrymen or a stranger who is in your land in your towns. You shall give them their daily wages before the sun sets. —Deuteronomy 24:14-15
There is a people that dwells apart, not reckoned among the nations. —Numbers 23:9
One that causes a person to sin is worse than one that had killed him. —Shimon bar Yochai
Do not destroy