"I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I've been closer to him for that reason."

"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anyth…"

"Some writings could sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds."

"Time does not heal all wounds; there are those that remain painfully open."

"If you ask me what I want to achieve, it's to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching."

"What I don't like today is, to put it coarsely, the phony Hasidism, the phony mysticism. Many students say, "Teach me…"

"Miracles in mysticism don't occupy such an important place. It's metaphor, for the peasants, for the crowds, to impre…"

"I rarely speak about God. To God yes. I protest against Him. I shout at Him. But open discourse about the qualities o…"

"That place, Mr. President, is not your place. Your place is with the victims of the SS."

"What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander."