Menachem Lifshitz’s family-oriented behaviour obviously reveals his Jewish lineage. Also, one distinct trait that’s common among Jews are their communal personality. This is very obvious in Melly’s never ending charity projects and outreach activities. He and his family are involve in various philanthropic developments that aim to help the less fortunate especially the underprivileged Jews who reside in various parts of the world.
As a man who keeps an open-mind, Mel Lifshitz often read books from different authors and he is often inspired by their stories, opinions, debates, and discussions. Some of them left great quotes that he cannot forget because they inspired and amused his thoughts. Below is a list of Menachem Lifshitz favorite Jewish quotes from famous Jewish/non-Jewish authors, leaders, and celebrities.
Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world – the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism. – This is from David Ben-Gurion, the very first Prime Minister of Israel who become a major Zionist leader and Executive head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946. He received the Bailik Prize for Jewish thought both in the years 1951 and 1971.
I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor. – This quote from Joan Rivers amuses a lot of people. She’s a television personality known for her brash manner, loud raspy voice, and countless plastic surgeries. Menachem Lifshitz finds this statement a bit offensive at first but everyone has the right to express what they truly feel.
It’s time to say that America is a better place to be a Jew than Jerusalem. If there ever was a promised land, we Jewish Americans are living in it. – A statement from Rabbi Jacob Neusner, an American academic scholar of Judaism who authored the book “Israel:” Judaism and its Social Metaphors.
Let me tell you the one thing I have against Moses. He took us forty years into the desert in order to bring us to the one place in the Middle East that has no oil! – This quote is from Golda Meir, the 4th Prime Minister of the State of Israel. She was a teacher and a kibbutznik before becoming a PM. She received the Israel Prize award for her special contribution to society and the state of Israel.
Yes, I am a Jew, and when the ancestors of the Right Honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon. – A one-liner from Benjamin Disraeli, a statesman and literary figure who served the British government for three decades.
“if we were forced to choose just one, there would be no way to deny that Judaism is the most important intellectual development in human history.” – From David Gelernter, a Yale University Professor.
Mel E. Lifshitz has more collection of great Jewish quotes from various personalities like Anne Frank, Jules Farber, Lenny Bruce, Frances Wright, Jesse Jackson, Abba Eban, John Galsworthy, and a lot more.
Time flies so fast; this blog is now over a quarter old. This blog is one of Mel’s mini websites that focuses more about philanthropy and charity. Let’s recap and list the last five months important philanthropic activities Menachem Lifshitz has been involved into.
