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Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know?
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But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for celebration in Israel.
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What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine.
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We Jews have a special attachment to the Book. The study of page after page in tomes yellowing with age was obligatory.
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No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.
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No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations.
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I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.
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I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent.
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I am not a specialist but a general practitioner in the world of the arts.
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For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles.
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But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.
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We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.
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On the stage you're there, it's live. There's a beginning, a middle, an end. When something is funny you hear it right away.
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