God, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with fire while a day had the form of an oblong box.
Abraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan
To say this sacred
To say this sacred prayer [the Kaddish, prayer for the dead] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous and ardent is the feeling of the people of the New York ghetto in the present instance that Pres. William McKinley is spoken of in that quarter as the loving brother of all of us, as one who died a martyr to the freedom of Jew and Gentile.
Abraham Cahan
The dearest days in
The dearest days in one’s life are those that seem very far and very near at once.
Abraham Cahan
Be modest, humble, simple.
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
Abraham Cahan
Life is much shorter
Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
Abraham Cahan
Above all, you must
Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.
Abraham Cahan
If you study the
If you study the Talmud you please God even more than you do by praying or fasting.
Abraham Cahan
Remember that it is
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
Abraham Cahan