Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Edwin Friedman

Born: 1932
Died: 1996 (aged 64)
Bio: Edwin Howard Friedman was an ordained Jewish Rabbi, family therapist, and leadership consultant. He was born in New York City and worked for more than 35 years in the Washington DC area where he founded the Bethesda Jewish Congregation.
Known for:
- A Failure of Nerve
- Friedman's fables (1990)
- The Myth of the Shiksa and Other Essays