If someone offends you by speech, you must learn to defend yourself by speech.
The secular world is more spiritual than it thinks, just as the ecclesiastical world is more materialist than it cares to acknowledge.
An aged rabbi, crazed with liberalism, once said to me, We Jews are just ordinary human beings. Only a bit more so!
The Christian use of religion as a personal love affair both shocked me, and attracted me.
On the way to work good-hearted young girls sometimes offer me their seats, which I accept and bless them in return, a transaction satisfying to all concerned.
I recovered my infant Judaism, but in a reformist version.
Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again.
Always challenge the old ways.
If I use the Bible to prove I am right, I have yet to be humbled by the beautiful truths of the Bible.
Science, Nature,-O, I've yearned to open some page.
There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.