Posts Tagged: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Vow to Wed Yourself to Judaism, and Life
The great Chassidic leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, complaining about the Jews’ detachment from Judaism, once said that when a bridegroom stands under the...
How We Can Be Rational, Yet Still Believe in God
In memory of Dafna Meir, who lost her life in a terrorist attack on January 17, 2015. Few prayers are more perplexing than the one called "Ein K'eloheinu." This famous song...
Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Insights Elucidated for a New Generation (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence, by Shai Held. (Indiana University Press, 2013. 332 pages. $30.) Whenever a new book on the...
