Heschel in Vilna.(Jewish writer Abraham Joshua Heschel)

Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought | June 22, 1998| | Copyright

The zeal of the pious Jews was transferred to their emancipated sons and grandsons. The fervor and yearning of the Hasidim, the ascetic obstinacy of the Kabbalists, the inexorable logic of the Talmudists, were reincarnated in the supporters of modern jewish movements.(1)

By the time Heschel reached Vilna at age eighteen, he looked like a European student. He was clean shaven, without earlocks. His facial hair was sparse, so he did not have to eliminate a beard. In Vilna, he continued writing poetry while preparing himself for the university. All the while, people ...

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