The Shochet (Vol. 1) Quotes

“I also want those who plagued and tormented me and are currently in Russia to read this in order to learn the moral lesson that there is a God in the world who protects the harassed and oppressed and repays every one according to his deeds….everything is repaid. God waits long and pays well. Nothing is overlooked.”
― Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea

“I understood that the fact that she was a swindler led her to believe that others certainly were too.”
― Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea

“Judaism requires constant and active participation in one’s destiny and a sense of agency, as stated in the Mishna (Avot 1:17), with which Pinye-Ber was quite familiar: “The essential thing is not study but deed.”
― Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea

“When maskilic writers criticized traditional society, they were justifying their decision to abandon Jewish tradition, while Pinye-Ber’s criticisms were aimed at building up and strengthening local traditional Jewish society while also weeding out corruption.”
― Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea