Author: Meir Soloveichik

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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.

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.

- Meir Soloveichik

The election of the Jewish people is the result of God's falling in love with Abraham and founding a family with him.

The election of the Jewish people is the result of God's falling in love with Abraham and founding a family with him.

- Meir Soloveichik

God can desire to enter into a relationship with us; he can be drawn to some aspect of our identity.

God can desire to enter into a relationship with us; he can be drawn to some aspect of our identity.

- Meir Soloveichik

I do work a lot on arguing that things which people assume are always wrong are not necessarily so and, indeed, can often be right.

I do work a lot on arguing that things which people assume are always wrong are not necessarily so and, indeed, can often be right.

- Meir Soloveichik

Humanity was created in the image of God; our love is a reflection of his.

Humanity was created in the image of God; our love is a reflection of his.

- Meir Soloveichik

If God loves human beings and seeks to relate to them because he is drawn to something unique about them, then his love must be exclusive and cannot be universal.

If God loves human beings and seeks to relate to them because he is drawn to something unique about them, then his love must be exclusive and cannot be universal.

- Meir Soloveichik

Traditional Christians cannot conceive of God as Mormons do: a God who has a wife, who invites other human beings to become gods with him.

Traditional Christians cannot conceive of God as Mormons do: a God who has a wife, who invites other human beings to become gods with him.

- Meir Soloveichik

The moment that one person in an argument claims to be God, dialogue and debate become impossible.

The moment that one person in an argument claims to be God, dialogue and debate become impossible.

- Meir Soloveichik

Rather than forgive, we can wish ill; rather than hope for repentance, we can instead hope that our enemies experience the wrath of God.

Rather than forgive, we can wish ill; rather than hope for repentance, we can instead hope that our enemies experience the wrath of God.

- Meir Soloveichik

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