The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays; the weekdays are for the sake of Sabbath. It is not an… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
The work on weekdays and the rest on the seventh day are correlated. The Sabbath is the inspirer, the other days the… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give,… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
There are few ideas in the world of thought which contain so much spiritual power as the idea of the Sabbath. Aeons… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“The primitive mind finds it hard to realize an idea without the aid of imagination, and it is the realm of space where imagination… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe; there is a suffocating selfishness… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
“Usually we regard as meaningful that which can be expressed, and as meaningless that which cannot be expressed. Yet, the equation of the meaningful… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Understanding God is not attained by calling into session all arguments for and against Him, in order to debate whether He is a reality… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Religion has become an impersonal affair, an institutional loyalty. It survives on the level of activities rather than in the stillness of commitment. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
