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Abraham Joshua Heschel was a renowned rabbi and Jewish scholar, born on January 11, 1907, and passed away on December 23, 1972. He had a profound impact on religious philosophy, Jewish theology, and moral ethics.

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Famous Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes

“The issue of prayer is not prayer; the issue of prayer is God. One cannot pray unless he has faith in his own ability to accost the infinite, merciful, eternal God.”

Prayer Ability Issues Praying Eternal Infinite Have Faith Merciful

Book:Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

Source: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

“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.”

Wonder Mystery Divine Praying Margins Attainment

Book:Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

Source: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

“To pray is to dream in league with God, to envision His holy visions.”

Dream Vision Praying Holy League

Book:I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology

Source: I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology

“For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered songs. Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.”

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Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel

“There is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live.”

Way Art Prayer Praying Training

Book:Insecurity of Freedom

Source: Insecurity of Freedom

“When we pray, we bring G-d into the world”

World Praying

Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel

“We do not step out of the world when we pray; we merely see the world in a different setting. The self is not the hub but the spoke of the revolving wheel. It is precisely the function of prayer to shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender.”

World Different Self Prayer Consciousness Steps Praying Function Surrender Setting Settings Wheels Spokes Self Consciousness Revolving Hub

Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel

“When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.”

Felt Prayer Praying Kings Legs Luther

Book:No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious Dialogue

Source: No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious Dialogue

About the Author

Born: January 11, 1907
Died: December 23, 1972
Known for: Rabbi
Quotes: 176

Books & Sources

Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: EssaysRelated source material

God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of JudaismRelated source material

Who is Man?Related source material

Insecurity of FreedomRelated source material

Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of ReligionRelated source material

I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual AnthologyRelated source material

The SabbathRelated source material

A Passion for TruthRelated source material

Thunder in the Soul: To Be Known By GodRelated source material

No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious DialogueRelated source material

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