“The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder.”
—God in Search of Man, 1955
He shot an arrow into thinking about religion; it wasn’t just about don’t do this, do that, but instead make yourself open to the amazement of the world.
Rabbi Michael Graetz
This framework - inspired by Heschel's radical amazement with the world in its entirety - is most likely why I became the person I am today.
Sofia Freudenstein
I 'met' Rabbi Heschel in 1987, when the prison rabbi where I was incarcerated, Rabbi Mel Silverman, introduced me.
Rabbi Mark Borovitz
How could one ever top an invitation from a brilliant scholar, my most unforgettable professor?
Rabbi Moshe Pomerantz