Elie Munk

Rabbi Elie Munk (15 September 1900 – 5 June 1981) was a French rabbi and author. He was the father-in-law of Immanuel Jakobovitz. Quotes The community does not suffer deficiencies. What is lacking in one individual is made up by the other. Quoted in Christopher B. Ricks and Leonard Michaels, The State of the Language, p. 60 The World of Prayer, vol. 1 The modern world, more than in any preceding epoch, feels the necessity to learn anew how to pray. page 1 A ladder is the instrument of ascent; it symbolises intensity rising to a climax. this, too, is the meaning of prayer. page 11 There are three kinds of forces: the forces of nature, the spiritual and moral ones, and finally those of history and destiny. page 12 The World of Prayer, vol. 2 In the midst of the titanic struggles of ideologies that dominate our age, it is from our prayers that we derive the firmest support for mind and soul. page vii It is only in the period between adolescence and maturity and not during the earlier stages of development that any organism can unfold its full strength. page 96 External links French Wikipedia Category:Rabbis Category:Non-fiction authors Category:People from Paris Category:1981 deaths