Haskel and Deah
Articles by Haskel and Deah
Wise Fridays: Who Is A Jew?
“Whoever repudiates idolatry is called a Jew.” —Babylonian Talmud Megillah 13a Find more Wise Fridays wisdom on MJL.
Wise Fridays: What You Have a Right To
“You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.” —Rose Schneiderman Find more Wise Fridays ...
Wise Fridays: Write Your Own Book
“Do not be alarmed when you find the words of the great ones in the land who disagree, but search ...
Wise Fridays: Judaism Can Save Your Life
“Judaism, done right, has the power to save your life from being spent entirely on the trivial…But it can do ...
Wise Fridays: Caring for the Poor
“When Rabbi Joshua ben Levi went to Rome, he saw marble pillars covered with sheets, so they wouldn’t crack from ...
Wise Fridays: The Value of Honesty
“The Holy One hates him who says one thing in his mouth, and another in his heart. ” —Babylonian Talmud, ...
Wise Fridays: Heaven and Land
“Each people has as much heaven over its head as it has land under its feet. ” —Hayim Nahman Bialik ...
Wise Fridays: Behaving Wisely
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” —Abba Eban Find more ...
Wise Fridays: Yes, I Am a Jew
“Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown ...
Wise Fridays: Families of Jerusalem
“Beautiful are the families of Jerusalem: A mother from a Russian curse and a father from a Spanish curse, A ...