Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.
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to become aware of the ineffable is to part company with words…the tangent to the curve of human experience lies beyond the limits of language.
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Wisdom, maturity, tranquility do not come all of a sudden when we retire.
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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.
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Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.
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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.
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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.
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Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!
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The riches of the soul are stored up in its memory. this is the test of character, not whether a man follows the daily fashion, but whether the past is alive in his present.
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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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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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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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By the word of God the world was created.
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Man is a messenger who forgot the message.
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The mystics, knowing that man is involved in a hidden history of the cosmos, endeavor to awake from the drowsiness and apathy and to regain the state of wakefulness for their enchanted souls.
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Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.
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