Rabbi Quotes

“'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.”

“‎"With each experience we grow and become more aware of the inner beauty that lies within us. Ultimately we are truly our own leader. We lead the connection and flow of life that is our inheritance.”

“Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva.”

“I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest.”

“Rabbi, the Sacred Teacher, Jesus Christ.”

“Rabbi, the great Teacher, Jesus Christ.”

“Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah said, "Where there is no money, there is no learning." The rabbis explain that unless people's stomachs are full and satisfied, they cannot study, grow spiritually, and do good works.”

“Rabbi Hiyya advised his wife, “When a poor man comes to the door, be quick to give him food so that the same may be done to your children.” She exclaimed, “You are cursing our children [with the suggestion that they may become beggars].” But Rabbi Hiyya replied, “There is a wheel which revolves in this world.” —Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 151b”

“Every universe, our own included, begins in conversation. Every golem in the history of the world, from Rabbi Hanina's delectable goat to the river-clay Frankenstein of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, was summoned into existence through language, through murmuring, recital, and kabbalistic chitchat -- was, literally, talked into life.”