What the world does not need is a Haggadah that pats itself on the back. It needs a Haggadah that gets out of the way, that starts a conversation and gets out of the way. Jonathan Safran Foer backconversationhaggadah Change image and share on social
Jews have a special relationship to books, and the Haggadah has been translated more widely, and reprinted more often, than any other Jewish book. It is not a work of history or philosophy, not a prayer book, user's manual, timeline, poem or palimpsest - and yet it is all these things. Jonathan Safran Foer bookhaggadahhistory share on social
I'm less worried about accomplishment - as younger people always can't help but be - and more concerned with spending my time well, spending time with my family, and reading, learning things. Jonathan Safran Foer accomplishmentconcernfamily Change image and share on social
I will never come around to the idea of an anthropomorphic God. I'm also uncomfortable with the word 'God'... I'm agnostic about the answer and I'm agnostic about the question. Jonathan Safran Foer agnosticansweranthropomorphic Change image and share on social
There is a glaring reason that the necessary total ban on nontherapeutic use of antibiotics hasn't happened: The factory farm industry, allied with the pharmaceutical industry, has more power than public-health professionals. Jonathan Safran Foer allyantibioticban share on social
The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed. Jonathan Safran Foer changehaveinspire Change image and share on social
The best books are the ones that ask the most questions. Jonathan Safran Foer bookquestion Change image and share on social
We've made science experiments of ourselves and our children. Jonathan Safran Foer childexperimenthave Change image and share on social
Kids are a great analogy. You want your kids to grow up, and you don't want your kids to grow up. You want your kids to become independent of you, but it's also a parent's worst nightmare: That they won't need you. It's like the real tragedy of parenting. Jonathan Safran Foer analogybadgreat share on social
When you read something you have written, you have to confront some of the lies you have been telling yourself. Jonathan Safran Foer confrontlieread Change image and share on social