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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Age: 65 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 11
Died: 1972
Died: December 23
Judaic Scholar
Philosopher
Rabbi
University Teacher
Warszawa
Abraham Heschel
Shrines
Pilgrimage
Clinging
Endless
Faith
Heart
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