Faith is an awareness of divine mutuality and companionship, a form of communion between God and man.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELOne of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words.
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I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendously surprised, surprised at life, at ideas. This is to me the supreme Hasidic imperative: Don’t be old. Don’t be stale.
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Philosophy, to be relevant, must offer us a wisdom to live by.
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Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple, to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
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There are no two hours alike. Every hour is unique and the only one given at the moment, exclusive and endlessly precious.
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To sense the ultimate in the common and the simple: to feel in the rush of the passing the stillness of the eternal.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
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Audacious longing, burning songs, daring thoughts, an impulse overwhelming the heart, usurping the mind–these are all a drive towards serving Him who rings our hearts like a bell.
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I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.
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It is not critical knowledge but a risk of the heart which initiates affection and preserves loyalty in our fellow men.
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Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
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Proximity to the crowd, to the majority view, spells the death of creativity. For a soul can create only when alone, and some are chosen for the flowering that takes place in the dark avenues of night.
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Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. Source: The Wisdom of Heschel
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