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Abraham Joshua Heschel

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born
in Warsaw, Poland
January 11, 1907

died
December 23, 1972

gender
male

genre
Religion & Spirituality


About this author

Heschel was a descendant of preeminent rabbinic families of Europe, both on his father's (Moshe Mordechai Heschel, who died of influenza in 1916) and mother's (Reizel Perlow Heschel) side, and a descendant of Rebbe Avrohom Yehoshua Heshl of Apt and other dynasties. He was the youngest of six children including his siblings: Sarah, Dvora Miriam, Esther Sima, Gittel, and Jacob. In his teens he received a traditional yeshiva education, and obtained traditional semicha, rabbinical ordination. He then studied at the University of Berlin, where he obtained his doctorate, and at the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, where he earned a second liberal rabbinic ordination.


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Abraham Joshua Heschel's Books

Average rating: 4.34 · 2,425 ratings · 233 reviews · 29 distinct works · Similar authors
The Sabbath
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 1951 — 3 editions
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God in Search of Man: A Phi...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 1955 — 8 editions
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The Prophets
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4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 1955 — 9 editions
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Man Is Not Alone: A Philoso...
4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions
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I Asked For Wonder: A Spiri...
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4.52 of 5 stars 4.52 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1983
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Moral Grandeur and Spiritua...
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
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Man's Quest for God
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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A Passion for Truth
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions
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Who Is Man?
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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Heavenly Torah: As Refracte...
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Quotes by Abraham Joshua Heschel

“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
with the ability to say no to oneself.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel
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“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel
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“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel
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