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Quote by Isaac Mayer Wise

“Never preach a sermon without a text from the Bible, a text containing the theme which you can elaborate. The text is the best proof in support of your argument. A sermon without a text is an argument without a proof.”

Quote by Isaac Mayer Wise

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Isaac Mayer Wise

Isaac Mayer Wise, born on March 29, 1819, and died on March 26, 1900, was an outstanding rabbi and a pioneer of the Reform movement in American Judaism. He founded the first Jewish theological seminary in the United States and dedicated himself to promoting the modernization of Judaism in America. more

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