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Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity

Name: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity
ISBN: 0374524955

: Essays

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.

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“Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of being saved.”

— Abraham Joshua Heschel, amazon.com

Tagged: prayer, Saved, Praying

“The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.”

— Abraham Joshua Heschel, amazon.com

Tagged: prayer, Requests, Songs