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Synagogue Quotes

At John Schlesinger's funeral at a synagogue in St John's Wood some years ago the person I stood next to said to me encouragingly, 'Come on, Stephen - you're not singing. Have a go!' 'Believe me, Paul, you don't want me to,' I said. Besides, I was having a much better time listening to him. 'No. Go on!' So I joined in the chorus. 'You're right,' Paul McCartney conceded. 'You can't sing. Stephen Fry
Jonathan Kellerman quote: "-a Jew had to have two synagogues. One that he went to, one..."
-a Jew had to have two synagogues. One that he went to, one that he rejected. The Butcher's Theater Jonathan Kellerman
Helene Cixous quote: "in the synagogue of my heart...I myself jail and the jailed, I..."
in the synagogue of my heart...I myself jail and the jailed, I go wounded, bite-marked Helene Cixous
In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall! Dave Barry
I leave it to the faithful to burn each other's churches and mosques and synagogues, which they can be always relied upon to do Christopher Hitchens
Luke Ford quote: "I now attend non-orthodox synagogues, and study little during..."
I now attend non-orthodox synagogues, and study little during the secular week. Luke Ford
Janet Suzman quote: "My mother was very agnostic. She would never set foot in the..."
My mother was very agnostic. She would never set foot in the synagogue, she couldn't be doing with it. Janet Suzman
In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went to listen to the cantor. It was like a concert. Alan Dershowitz
In the past, children learned their values at home, reinforced by organizations such as the Boy Scouts and, of course, their church or synagogue, but in all too many families that is no longer the case. Paul Weyrich
The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe. Alan Watts
Although I myself don't go to church or synagogue, I do, whether it's superstition or whatever, pray every time I get on a plane. I just automatically do it. I say the same thing every time. Barbara Walters
I spent a lot of time in churches. If you go to a synagogue, someone is always asking if you're alone, if you're married. In a church, in a hundred years no one would ask. Peter Malkin
Ted Lange quote: "I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay..."
I believe in Christianity, Judaism and Islamism, but I stay away from churches, synagogues and mosques. Ted Lange
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston. Lionel Blue
One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. Mary Antin

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