Abraham Joshua Heschel




Abraham Joshua Heschel

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born
January 11, 1907

died
December 23, 1972

gender
male

place of birth
Warsaw, Poland

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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The Sabbath The Sabbath
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.38 — 186 ratings — published 1975
4 editions
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God in Search of Man: A Philos... God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.28 — 76 ratings — published 1976
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The Prophets The Prophets
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.34 — 67 ratings — published 1962
8 editions
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Man Is Not Alone : A Philosoph... Man Is Not Alone : A Philosophy of Religion
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.06 — 49 ratings — published 1972
2 editions
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Moral Grandeur and Spiritual A... Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.20 — 20 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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A Passion for Truth A Passion for Truth
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.33 — 15 ratings — published 1973
3 editions
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Man's Quest For God Man's Quest For God
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published 1974
3 editions
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Heavenly Torah: As Refracted T... Heavenly Torah: As Refracted Through the Generations
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.55 — 11 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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Who Is Man? Who Is Man?
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 3.75 — 12 ratings — published 1965
2 editions
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The Earth Is the Lord's: The I... The Earth Is the Lord's: The Inner World of the Jew in Eastern Europe
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published 1949
3 editions
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"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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"Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge."
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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.""
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