Abraham Joshua Heschel: 13 books
In This Hour
Heschel's Writings in Nazi Germany and London Exile
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2019
In This Hour offers the first English translations of selected German writings by Abraham Joshua Heschel from his tumultuous years in Nazi-ruled Germany and months in London exile, before he found refuge in the United States. Moreover, several of the works have never been published in any language....
by Abraham Joshua Heschel, Abraham Joshua Heschel
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation...
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1986
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1986
"Philosophy may be defined as the art of asking the right questions...Awareness of the problem outlives all solutions. The answers are questions in disguise, every new answer giving rise to new questions." This example of Rabbi Heschel's thought and manner of expression, familiar to the...
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1969
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1969
Israel: An Echo of Eternity is Dr. Heschel's book about the past, present, and future home of the Jews. According to Dr. Heschel the presence of Israel has tremendous historical and religious significance for the whole world: "History is not always made by men alone...Israel is a personal challenge,...
Man Is Not Alone
A Philosophy of Religion
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1976
Man Is Not Alone is a profound, beautifully written examination of the ingredients of piety: how man senses God's presence, explores it, accepts it, and builds life upon it. Abraham Joshua Heschel's philosophy of religion is not a philosophy of doctrine or the interpretation of a dogma. He erects...
God in Search of Man
A Philosophy of Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1976
Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most revered religious leaders of the 20th century, and God in Search of Man and its companion volume*, Man Is Not Alone*, two of his most important books, are classics of modern Jewish theology. God in Search of Man combines scholarship with lucidity, reverence,...
Insecurity of Freedom
Essays on Human Existence
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1955
The Insecurity of Freedom is a collection of essays on Human Existence by one of the foremost Jewish thinkers of our time, Abraham Joshua Heschel.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1997
This first collection of Heschel's essays - compiled, edited and with an introduction by his daughter Susannah Heschel, is a stunning reminder of the virtuosity of one of the most well respected minds in Judaic studies.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1973
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1973
In A Passion For Truth, Heschel delves into the exploration of hope and despair in Hasidism. Heschel drew on his own experiences from his study of the Kotzker and the Baal Shem Tov to create this classic work.
Maimonides
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1983
Heschel's classic work on Maimonides, originally published in Berlin during the thirties, is one of the few scholarly biographies available of the great medieval philosopher.
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
The Earth Is the Lord's
The Inner World of the Jew in East Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1979
Earth Is The Lords is a riveting portrayal of a bygone culture of Jews in Eastern Europe by one of the foremost Jewish thinkers of the century.
Il Sabato
Il suo significato per l'uomo moderno
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Che cosa è il giorno festivo delle grandi tradizioni religiose? Che cosa è il sabato? Qual è il suo rapporto con «la sorgente del tempo», con «l’eterno che è nel tempo»? Sono questi i temi che Heschel affronta con straordinaria competenza teologica, filosofica e letteraria. Ma Il sabato non...