"My religiosity consists of a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive wit...

The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it.
~ Albert Einstein ~












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