Judah Halevi Quotes
Judah Halevi was a Spanish Jewish philosopher, poet, and physician who lived in the Christian and Muslim courts of medieval Iberia. His philosophical dialogue The Kuzari, conducted between a rabbi and the king of the Khazars, defends Judaism against the rival claims of Christianity, Islam, philosophy, and the surviving Karaite movement, arguing that revealed religion is rooted in historical experience rather than abstract speculation. The quotes below are attributed to Judah Halevi, organized by topic.
Judah Halevi on God
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Attributed to Judah Halevi:
“Religion is rooted in history, not in speculation.”
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Attributed to Judah Halevi:
“The God of Aristotle is not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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“Servants of God are free of the slavery to other men.”
Judah Halevi on Knowledge
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“Wisdom without piety is a body without a soul.”
Judah Halevi on Love
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Attributed to Judah Halevi:
“My heart is in the East, and I am at the ends of the West.”