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Israel Shenker, born on June 6, 1925, in Shanghai, China, was an outstanding journalist. He had a significant impact on the Chinese journalism scene, with his reporting covering various fields such as politics, economics, and society. Shenker worked in the Chinese journalism for decades, known for his in-depth investigations and keen insights.

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Famous Israel Shenker Quotes

“In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward and punishment instrumental in persuading man to obey divine commandments.”

Men Sin Fate Divine Morality Bible Rewards Prosperity Punishment Righteousness Misfortunes Commandments Persuading Reward And Punishment

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

“It was God who dictated what man should believe and do, leaving man the freedom to accept or scoff, to obey or disregard.”

Men Should Believe God Accepting Leaving Disregard

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

“A second-century rabbi said that if 999 angels gave a bad account of a man and one angel reported favorably, God would hear the one angel; even if 999 parts of that one angel's report were unfavorable, God would hearken to the favorable part.”

Ifs Men Said Century Angel Mercy Accounts Reports Rabbi

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

“The unlettered man who prayed to his maker would be heard; the pedant reciting a faultless invocation would be ignored.”

Men Would Be Prayer Heard Makers Ignored Reciting Pedants Invocation

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

“Theology emerged not as a course of knowledge but as a feast of homily and imagination and exaggeration in which every man could find his image and his portion. And yet there were limits.”

Men Courses Imagination Limits Every Man Theology Portions Exaggeration

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

“One rabbi compared wise men studying the law to children tossing a ball to one another: a first sage said the meaning was this, another said the meaning was that, one gave his opinion, another begged to differ.”

Men Firsts Children Said Wisdom Law Opinion Study Wise Balls Sage Rabbi

Book:Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

Source: Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life

About the Author

Born: June 6, 1925
Died: June 9, 2007
Known for: Reporter
Quotes: 20

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