Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Solomon Schechter

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Romanian priest Solomon Schechter.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Solomon Schechter was a Moldavian-born American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and President of the United Synagogue of America, President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and architect of American Conservative Judaism.

Romanian - Priest | December 7, 1847 - November 19, 1915

Source: Wikipedia

By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else.

Solomon Schechter

You cannot be anything if you want to be everything.

Solomon Schechter

In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man ... [T]here is no occasion at all for pitying Mrs. Gaon. ... Saints are happy in their suffering, and noble souls find their happiness in sacrificing themselves for these sufferers.

Solomon Schechter