"The essence of God is beyond human comprehension."

"The universe is governed by laws which are fixed and unchangeable."

"He who casts off the yoke [of the Law], and he who severs the Abrahamic covenant; he who interprets the Torah against the halakic tradition, and he who pronounces in full the Ineffable Name—all these …"

"any man who believes in the truth of wizardry is a fool, lacking in understanding, and is in the same class as women and children, whose intellects are incomplete."

"It is not proper to teach the Oral Law except to a single individual, and then only if he is a wise and understanding man."