“Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.”

“There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious. Judaism teaches us to be attached to holiness in time; to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year.”

“Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.”

“The true meaning of existence is disclosed in moments of living in the presence of God”

“The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.”

“This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.”

“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.”