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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

“We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. ... The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.”

Long Spiritual Hours Moral Worship Grandeur Worship God Audacity Humiliate Forfeit

Book:Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

Source: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays

“Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.”

World Way Light Seeing Worship Seeing The World

Book:I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology

Source: I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology

“The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.”

Reason Worship Rejection Arrogance Betray Cowardice Lack Of Faith

Book:God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

Source: God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

“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.”

Song Felt Prayer Praying Walking Worship Lips Legs Protest March Montgomery Kneeling

Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel

“When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of the splendors of the past; when faith becomes an heirloom rather than a living fountain; when religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.”

Today Past Names Speak Voice Compassion Habit Discipline Authority Worship Messages Crisis Meaningless Creeds Replaced Ignored Fountain Splendor Heirlooms

Book:Insecurity of Freedom

Source: Insecurity of Freedom

“We worship God through our questions.”

Worship Worship God

Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel

“Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers.”

Humans Civilization Worship Concern Skyscraper

Book:Insecurity of Freedom

Source: Insecurity of Freedom

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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