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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
Commanded
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Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.
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In prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender
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(People achieve) fullness of being in fellowship, in care for others.
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A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
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There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath. Aeons hence, when of many of our cherished theories only shreds will remain, that cosmic tapestry will continue to shine.
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In the midst of our applauding the feats of civilization, the Bible flings itself like a knife slashing our complacency remind us that God, too, has a voice in history.
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feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal
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Every little deed counts.
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There is happiness in the love of labor, there is misery in the love of gain.
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The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.
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The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the inspired.
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Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.
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We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. ... The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.
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To abstain completely from all enjoyments may be easy. Yet to enjoy life and retain spiritual integrity - there is the challenge.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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Life without commitment is not worth living.
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Life is not meaningful...unle ss it is serving an end beyond itself unless it is of value to someone else.
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It is dangerous to take human freedom for granted, to regard it as a prerogative rather than as an obligation, as an ultimate fact rather than as an ultimate goal. It is the beginning of wisdom to be amazed at the fact of our being free.
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All action is vicarious faith.
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
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