there comes a time in every rabbi's life when he thinks he's Moses.

- Silvia Tennenbaum

the compulsion to work long years in pursuit of some inner vision must be fueled by stubborn fires.

- Silvia Tennenbaum

Watching a ball game is one of the sweetest pleasures in the world.

- Silvia Tennenbaum

A society is only as free as its most oppressed and afflicted members.

- Silvia Tennenbaum

grateful people are a bore and become obsequious, which causes their benefactors to doubt the wisdom of their choice.

- Silvia Tennenbaum