“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
But for that which is more real than the material world, Heschel showed me the path on which to walk.
Dr. Peter Saulson