I think anti-Semitism is the meal ticket of the organizations that fight it.
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In mid-career, I was at one and the same time the rabbi of a major congregation, writing books, and teaching at Columbia. I didn't spend enough time with my children. Now, when I get an all-important call, I sometimes say that I'm having lunch with my granddaughter. And I do not apologizeArthur Hertzberg
Moral values, if you want to use them correctly, begin with love of your fellow man. And if they teach, not love, but hatred if they teach you to be certain that your fellow man is part of what the Christians once... when they wanted to beat up on Jews... then it is the call to war, it is the call to fascism, and it makes God into Hitler Quote me.
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I was one of the founders of Peace Now. I was then a resident in Israel... I was then visiting professor at the Hebrew University, teaching Jewish history. And in the mind of Israel now, and to some degree even then, I'm not quite an outsider.
Arthur Hertzberg
I argue that the Talmud is about the constant struggle to understand.
Arthur Hertzberg
I regard Christian and Jewish fundamentalism, and all other forms of fundamentalism, as the enemies of God - and I hope you'll quote me on that.
Arthur Hertzberg
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