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It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

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(People) can never attain fulfillment, or sense of meaning, unless it is shared, unless it pertains to other human beings.
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Few are guilty, but all are responsible.
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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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Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.
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Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe.
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The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an interlude but the climax of living.
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Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right question…awareness of the problem outlives all solutions.
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Only those will apprehend religion who can probe its depth, who can combine intuition and love with the rigor of method
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The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time.
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There are two primary ways in which mans relates himself to the world that surround him: manipulation and appreciation .
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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 pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments.
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When faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.
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New insight begins when satisfaction comes to an end, when all that has been seen, said, or done looks like a distortion. …
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained.
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