Quotes About Tradition

You can't do more mama than Italian Jewish mama.

The Jewish community has always taken care of its own.

I come from French Cajun Jewish people.

Us Jews are nomadic people.

Reformed Jews don't have to quite believe in God.

The mandate we have as Jews is for the story of the Exodus from Egypt to be retold every generation.

There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.

Historically, Jews only accept converts rather than actively seeking them.

For me, Jews and football go together like a horse and carriage.

Jews seek to cleave to the will of God as set forth in the Bible and, particularly, the Pentateuch, with its rabbinic commentaries, the Mishnah and Talmud.

Sephardic Jews were always known as good cooks.

There is constant talk about the intermarriage crisis: who is a Jew and how we define a Jew. That doesn't go over well with young Jews trying to figure out whether they want to be a part of this thing or not.

The Jews are always up for a laugh.

Most people would say it's the start of golf. When you see the flowers blooming at Augusta National and you hear Jim Nantz come on and start speaking about it, it's that time of year.

It doesn't matter if someone is your fourth cousin once removed, he is Cousin Jimmy and called that always.

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

From the first moment you accept to join a club, the best thing you can do and the most respectful thing to do is ask yourself: 'What is the history behind this club?'

We live in a joint family of eight.

I have grown up in a joint family and I'm lucky that even after my marriage, I live in a big family.

I grew up in a joint family.

Being raised Catholic myself, I think people who are Catholic tend to carry a lot of guilt. It's almost a joke.

One of the great things about us Jews is that we tell the best jokes. Part of the reason is we tell jokes against ourselves - before anyone else gets to do it.

I may become like an Indian thatha but I won't stop making jokes.

Since the Middle Ages, pieces of toasted bread have been added to beer and wine to improve the beverages' flavor. It is from that practice that we get the expression "to drink a toast." In Shakespeare's day there was also another saying, "not worth a toast," meaning not worth a crust of bread.