Meir Soloveichik

Marriage is about love, but it is not first and foremost about love. First and foremost, marriage is about continuity and transmission.

Corresponding to the image of a monotheistic God is monogamous marriage. Marriage based on exclusive and definitive love becomes the icon of the relationship between God and his people and vice versa.

Jews focus on the Torah, the embodiment of God's will; Christians, on an embodied God.

Empathy is born out of the old biblical injunction 'Love the neighbor as thyself.'

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.

In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939.