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“When I pray, I speak to G-d; when I study, G-d speaks to me.”

“When I pray, I speak to G-d; when I study, G-d speaks to me.”. Variously attributed to: Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, late Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; St. Aldhelm of Malmesbury; Mother Teresa (Niagara University diplomate honoris causa ); et al.

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“When I pray, I speak to G-d; when I study, G-d speaks to me.”

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  1. “When I pray, I speak to G-d; when I study, G-d speaks to me.” Variously attributed to: Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, late Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; St. Aldhelm of Malmesbury; Mother Teresa (Niagara University diplomate honoris causa); et al. Some roots of Niagara University values in sacred texts

  2. Proverbs 3:13, 15, 17-18: Happy is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding…. She [wisdom – Torah] is more precious than rubies, and all the things you can desire are not to be compared to her…. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her…. Hillel the Elder taught: A boor cannot be reverent; an ignoramus cannot be pious…. (Pirkei Avot II:6 – see Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals, The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, 1998, p. 261) St. Vincent DePaul’s teaching - that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish - echoes the Talmudic teaching of Rabbi Judah ben Ila’i that a man who fails to teach his son to earn a living, teaches him to be a thief. Learning and Peace

  3. Justice and Peace • Deut. 16:20: תרדףצדקצדק - Justice, justice you shall pursue…. • Psalm 34:15: ורדפהושלוםבקש… Seek peace and pursue it. • Justice and peace are linked by zeal and moderation: the zeal implicit in the commands to pursue them, and the moderation implicit in the idea of peace and in the repetition of justice: justice must be pursued justly – ends do not justify a means. • The Torah does not obligate us to pursue [most of] the commandments, but only to fulfill them at the proper time, at the appropriate season. Peace, however, must be sought at all times; at home and abroad, we are to seek peace and pursue it. – Numbers Rabbah 19:27 (see The Midrash, Soncino Press, London, 1961)

  4. Concern for the Poor Isaiah 58 is read on the fast of Yom Kippur: 6: Is this not the fast I have chosen? To unlock fetters of wickedness and untie the cords of the yoke; to let the oppressed go free; to break off every yoke. פתחאבחרהוצוםזההלוא מוטהאגדותהתררשעחרצבות וכל־מוטהחפשיםרצוציםושלח תנתקו 7: To share your bread with the hungry and to take the wretched poor into your home; when you see the naked, clothe him; and not to ignore your own kin. וענייםלחמךלרעבפרסהלוא ערםכי־תראהביתתביאמרודים תתעלםלאומבשרךוכסיתו

  5. אבינו שבשמים - Our Father in Heaven Grant that this מדרשבית - house of learning – its students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni, and friends - will continue always to promote Your ideals of learning, peace, justice, and concern for the poor. Amos 5:24: Let justice flow down like the waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream. וצדקה,משפטכמיםויגל כנחל איתן

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