Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschelwas a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, authored a number of widely read books on Jewish philosophy and was active in the American Civil Rights movement...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth11 January 1907
CountryPoland
men essentials reign
The supremacy of expediency is being refuted by time and truth. Time is an essential dimension of existence defiant of man's power, and truth reigns in supreme majesty, unrivaled, inimitable, and can never be defeated.
men looks done
New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. ... Man's true fulfillment depends on communion with that which transcends him.
god world matter
Then comes the insight that All is God. One still realizes that the world is as it was, but it does not matter, it does not affect one's faith.
secret may sacred
Those of faith who plant sacred thoughts in the uplands of time, the secret gardeners of the Lord in mankind's desolate hopes, may slacken and tarry but rarely betray their vocation.
stars dawn totality
We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.
giving attention action
Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one's actions.
art philosophy giving
Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question...awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions.
worship worship-god
We worship God through our questions.
soul proximity
A soul can create only when alone...
wonder asks
I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
relationship horizon events
All events are secretly interrelated; the sweep of all we are doing reaches beyond the horizon of our comprehension.
spiritual adventure goal
This is one of the goals of the Jewish way of living: to experience commonplace deeds as spiritual adventures, to feel the hidden love and wisdom in all things.
sacred-things deeds pagan
Pagans exalt sacred things, the Prophets extol sacred deeds.
attitude soul information
Faith is something that comes out of the soul. It is not an information that is absorbed but an attitude, existing prior to the formulation of any creed.