Judah Loew ben Bezalel Quotes (1520-1609)

Philosopher
Judah Loew ben Bezalel

About Judah Loew ben Bezalel

Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also Loewe, Lรถwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 โ€“ 17 September 1609) widely known to scholars of Judaism as Maharal of Prague, or simply The MaHaRaL, the Hebrew acronym of "Moreinu ha-Rav Loew," ("Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew") was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in the city of Prague in Bohemia for most of his life.

Best Judah Loew ben Bezalel Quotes

Shortest
Earliest

Explore our curated collection of the most famous and impactful Judah Loew ben Bezalel quotes.

โ€œื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ื•ื”ืคืืจ ืžืชื™ื—ืก ืืœ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื’ืฉืžื™ ~ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ืื’ื“ื•ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื ื˜
• The beauty and glory are related to the non-material.โ€
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
โ€œื”ืžืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ื‘ืจื–ืœ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ~ ื’ื•ืจ ืืจื™ื”, ืคืจืฉืช ื•ืืชื—ื ืŸ
• The Mishnah is the big basic and the iron pillar of the whole Torah.โ€
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
โ€œืจืื•ื™ื” ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ื›ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื. ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืš ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ืžื–ื•ื•ื’ ื—ืชืŸ ื•ื›ืœื” ~ ืชืคืืจืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืคืจืง ืœ
• Suitable is the happiness when there is whole existence, and you don't have whole existence more than marriage.โ€
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
โ€œืื‘ืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื—ื›ืžื” ืื™ื ื• ืืกื•ืจ ื›ื™ ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืกื•ืœื ืœืขืœื•ืช ื‘ื” ืืœ ื—ื›ืžืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ~ ื ืชื™ื‘ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืคืจืง ื™ื“
• But science is permitted because this wisdom is like a ladder to climb to the Torah wisdom.โ€
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
โ€œืืฃ ืื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื ื ื’ื“ ืืžื•ื ืชื• ื•ื“ืชื•, ืื™ืŸ ืœื•ืžืจ ืืœื™ื•: ืืœ ืชื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืชืกืชื•ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืคื™ืš, ืฉืื-ื›ืŸ ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ื”ื“ืช. ื•ืื“ืจื‘ื, ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืžื• ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืชื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื›ืœ ื—ืคืฆืš ~ ืืจ ื”ื’ื•ืœื”, ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ืชืฉืœ"ื, ื‘ืืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™, ืงื -ืงื ื.
• Even if the things are against his faith and religion, it's not to be said: don't speak and shut up your mouth, for thus there won't be clearing of the religion. Vice Versa, in this case we say: speak as you want.โ€
Judah Loew ben Bezalel

About Judah Loew ben Bezalel

Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also Loewe, Lรถwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 โ€“ 17 September 1609) widely known to scholars of Judaism as Maharal of Prague, or simply The MaHaRaL, the Hebrew acronym of "Moreinu ha-Rav Loew," ("Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew") was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, and philosopher who served as a leading rabbi in the city of Prague in Bohemia for most of his life.