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“ Man is not a beast of burden, and the Sabbath is not for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of his work. ”

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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself.

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

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

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

To us, recollection is a holy act; we sanctify the present by remembering the past. To us Jews, the essence of faith is memory. To believe is to remember.

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel