Meir Soloveichik

“To Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant Christians, communion involves partaking of the physical real presence of God in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. By contrast, the Torah draws the Jew into engagement with God's infinite mind. Torah learning is the definitive Jewish mode of communion with God.”

“Either Jesus is the son of God, or he is not.”

“For Jews, the paradigmatic convert is the biblical Ruth, who sought not only a new relationship with God but also a new nationality.”

“Jews seek to cleave to the will of God as set forth in the Bible and, particularly, the Pentateuch, with its rabbinic commentaries, the Mishnah and Talmud.”

“While Jews and Christians both agree on many religious issues, we disagree, and believe each other profoundly wrong, about others.”

“There is, of course, only one chosen nation. But Abraham Lincoln would call America 'an almost chosen nation' because he believed that America had a providential role to play in history, inspired by the example of God's ancient covenant people.”

“The giving of the Torah is a story of God seeking to provide humanity with the opportunity to make moral decisions.”

“Traditional Judaism has always embraced the doctrine of the immortality of the soul and the ultimate resurrection of the dead.”

“If Christians see Mormonism as a dramatic deviation from a millennia-old, biblically-based faith, Jews see Christianity in the same light.”

“I am humbled and deeply honored to have been asked to serve the congregants of Shearith Israel, a congregation with an incomparable history, where some of America's most distinguished rabbis have pastored and preached.”

“We know a great deal about the configuration of the menorah from the biblical book of Exodus. Beaten out of solid gold, the ancient candelabrum boasted six branches emerging from a seventh, its central shaft. The menorah was adorned with golden buttons, cups, and flowers.”

“Bride and groom are not just two contracting parties but two loving and beloved companions, joined in establishing a home that will be nothing less than a source of immortality.”