Prayer begins at the edge of emptiness.
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHELThe essence of man is not what he is, but in what he is able to be.
More Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes
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Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
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When we pray, we bring G-d into the world
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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.
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Instead of indulging in jealousy, greed, in relishing themselves, there are men who keep their hearts alert to the stillness in which time rolls on and leaves us behind.
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Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.
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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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Every little deed counts.
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Faith like Job’s cannot be shaken becasue it is the result of having been shaken.
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Knowledge-like the sky- is never private property. No teacher has a right to withhold it from anyone who asks for it. Teaching is the art of sharing.
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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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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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Faith opens our hearts for the entrance of the holy. It is almost as though God were thinking for us.
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Human being is both being in the world and living in the world. Living involves responsible understanding of one’s role in relation to all other beings.
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Self-respect is the root of discipline
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I am commanded therefore I am.
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