Quote#God & Faith
No amount of money given in charity, nothing but the abandonment of…
Quote byHermann Adler · 1839–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Quoted in Joseph H. Hertz, The Pentateuch and Haftorahs (One-volume edition), Condemning usury. p. 849.
English (original)
No amount of money given in charity, nothing but the abandonment of this hateful trade, can atone for this great sin against God, Israel and Humanity.
— Hermann Adler
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