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Hebrew Quotes

I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year Picture Quote #1

With the Hebrew Bible, you’re living in an austere world Picture Quote #1

I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew Picture Quote #1

Hebrew was frozen, like frozen peas, fresh out of the Bible Picture Quote #1

Hebrew is deeply inspired by other languages Picture Quote #1

Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards Picture Quote #1

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I don’t claim to know Israel. I don’t speak Hebrew; my contacts are pretty limited. But I didn’t know Vietnam; I didn’t know Nicaragua, El Salvador or Honduras. It doesn’t mean you can’t reach your conclusions Picture Quote #1

Hebrew is my first language, so it’s really the most personal and the most simple. When I write in Hebrew, I don’t look for sophistication in music; it’s just pure emotion that comes out Picture Quote #1

I do not speak Hebrew, but I understand that it has no word for ‘history.’ The closest word for it is memory Picture Quote #1

After I spent my compulsory army service in the ‘top secret office’ of the Medical Forces, where I was fortunate to be exposed to clinical and medical issues, I enrolled to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Picture Quote #1

My own interest is far more in the Hebrew Bible. My religion is more personally related to the Hebrew Bible than it is to the New Testament Picture Quote #1

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life Picture Quote #1

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I’m not a religious person; I’m more of a spiritual person, so I follow the rules of the Bible that coordinate with and connect with the Hebrew culture Picture Quote #1

My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha’am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was Ahad Ha’am’s essays Picture Quote #1

I was raised in an observant Jewish household, so for me, Hebrew prayers - the sounds, the sunlight streaming in from the stained-glass windows of a synagogue - bring my father back to me as surely as if he were sitting next to me, my head pressed against his shoulder Picture Quote #1

I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it, because I would like to be able to join in fully. Not that I am a believer, but I would like to be Picture Quote #1

I have trouble reading modern Hebrew. In the 1950s, I could read anything. I don’t know how much experience you’ve had with contemporary Hebrew. It’s quite difficult Picture Quote #1

Certain it is that their power increased always in an exact proportion to the weakness of the Caliphate, and, without doubt, in some of the most distracted periods of the Arabian rule, the Hebrew Princes rose into some degree of local and temporary importance Picture Quote #1

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You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they’re not the work, normally, of demons Picture Quote #1

Only if you have some knowledge of the human sacrifices, the vicious temple rites, the degrading superstitions and customs that were practiced . . . can you realize how much the modern world owes to the Hebrew prophets, whose monotheism and moral teachings entered into Christianity and Islam Picture Quote #1

The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It’s certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. So that is always there Picture Quote #1

Happily, I come out of a Calvinist tradition in which the Hebrew Bible carries as much authority as the New Testament. No different weight is given to one or the other Picture Quote #1

Christianity and Judaism are united above all in their common affirmation and implementation of the moral teaching of the Hebrew Bible, or ‘Old Testament,’ and the traditions of interpretation of that teaching Picture Quote #1

The Hebrew Bible has long been the world’s possession, and those who come to it by any means, through whatever language, are equals in ownership, and may not be denied the intimacy of their spiritual claim Picture Quote #1

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When you come to the New Testament you can’t even swing a cat without hitting three demons and two spirits. And magic becomes something that is everywhere. In the Hebrew Bible this sort of thing doesn’t go on Picture Quote #1

Walking the Bible’ describes the year that I spent retracing the five books of Moses through the desert, and I was actually working on a follow-up, which would look at the rest of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament Picture Quote #1

The original text of the Bible was perhaps written in Hebrew and Aramaic and later translated into Greek Picture Quote #1

Hebrew in America has a bemusing past. The Puritans, out of scriptural piety, once dreamed of establishing Hebrew as the national language Picture Quote #1

From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even Pali died, too. Linguists say the only ancient language which was resuscitated from the grave was Hebrew of Israel Picture Quote #1

I think that, in Hebrew, it’s like the language creates a more unique and specific universe even before the story Picture Quote #1

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I speak fluent Hebrew and even dream in Hebrew when we visit there, once or twice a year (Hebrew Quotes) With the Hebrew Bible, you’re living in an austere world (Hebrew Quotes) I might do something in Arabic. I might do something in Hebrew (Hebrew Quotes) Hebrew was frozen, like frozen peas, fresh out of the Bible (Hebrew Quotes) Hebrew is deeply inspired by other languages (Hebrew Quotes) Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards (Hebrew Quotes) I don’t claim to know Israel. I don’t speak Hebrew; my contacts are pretty limited. But I didn’t know Vietnam; I didn’t know Nicaragua, El Salvador or Honduras. It doesn’t mean you can’t reach your conclusions. (Hebrew Quotes) Hebrew is my first language, so it’s really the most personal and the most simple. When I write in Hebrew, I don’t look for sophistication in music; it’s just pure emotion that comes out. (Hebrew Quotes) I do not speak Hebrew, but I understand that it has no word for ‘history.’ The closest word for it is memory. (Hebrew Quotes) After I spent my compulsory army service in the ‘top secret office’ of the Medical Forces, where I was fortunate to be exposed to clinical and medical issues, I enrolled to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Hebrew Quotes) My own interest is far more in the Hebrew Bible. My religion is more personally related to the Hebrew Bible than it is to the New Testament. (Hebrew Quotes) Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. (Hebrew Quotes) I’m not a religious person; I’m more of a spiritual person, so I follow the rules of the Bible that coordinate with and connect with the Hebrew culture. (Hebrew Quotes) My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha’am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was Ahad Ha’am’s essays. (Hebrew Quotes) I was raised in an observant Jewish household, so for me, Hebrew prayers - the sounds, the sunlight streaming in from the stained-glass windows of a synagogue - bring my father back to me as surely as if he were sitting next to me, my head pressed against his shoulder. (Hebrew Quotes) I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it, because I would like to be able to join in fully. Not that I am a believer, but I would like to be. (Hebrew Quotes) I have trouble reading modern Hebrew. In the 1950s, I could read anything. I don’t know how much experience you’ve had with contemporary Hebrew. It’s quite difficult. (Hebrew Quotes) Certain it is that their power increased always in an exact proportion to the weakness of the Caliphate, and, without doubt, in some of the most distracted periods of the Arabian rule, the Hebrew Princes rose into some degree of local and temporary importance. (Hebrew Quotes) You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they’re not the work, normally, of demons (Hebrew Quotes) Only if you have some knowledge of the human sacrifices, the vicious temple rites, the degrading superstitions and customs that were practiced . . . can you realize how much the modern world owes to the Hebrew prophets, whose monotheism and moral teachings entered into Christianity and Islam.... (Hebrew Quotes) The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It’s certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. So that is always there. (Hebrew Quotes) Happily, I come out of a Calvinist tradition in which the Hebrew Bible carries as much authority as the New Testament. No different weight is given to one or the other. (Hebrew Quotes) Christianity and Judaism are united above all in their common affirmation and implementation of the moral teaching of the Hebrew Bible, or ‘Old Testament,’ and the traditions of interpretation of that teaching. (Hebrew Quotes) The Hebrew Bible has long been the world’s possession, and those who come to it by any means, through whatever language, are equals in ownership, and may not be denied the intimacy of their spiritual claim. (Hebrew Quotes) When you come to the New Testament you can’t even swing a cat without hitting three demons and two spirits. And magic becomes something that is everywhere. In the Hebrew Bible this sort of thing doesn’t go on. (Hebrew Quotes) Walking the Bible’ describes the year that I spent retracing the five books of Moses through the desert, and I was actually working on a follow-up, which would look at the rest of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. (Hebrew Quotes) The original text of the Bible was perhaps written in Hebrew and Aramaic and later translated into Greek. (Hebrew Quotes) Hebrew in America has a bemusing past. The Puritans, out of scriptural piety, once dreamed of establishing Hebrew as the national language. (Hebrew Quotes) From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even Pali died, too. Linguists say the only ancient language which was resuscitated from the grave was Hebrew of Israel. (Hebrew Quotes) I think that, in Hebrew, it’s like the language creates a more unique and specific universe even before the story. (Hebrew Quotes)

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