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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 839.113
EAN: 9780826418937
ISBN: 0826418937
Label: Continuum International Publishing Group
Manufacturer: Continuum International Publishing Group
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2007-02
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Studio: Continuum International Publishing Group

The first published work of A. J. Heschel. Written between 1927 and 1933 and never published in English before, this is the intimate spiritual diary of a devout European Jew, loyal to the revelation at Sinai and afflicted with reverence for all human beings.

The 66 poems in this book appeared in Warsaw in 1933 when Heschel was 26 years old and still a doctoral candidate in philosophy at the University of Berlin. Written between 1927 and 1933—and never published in English before—this is the intimate spiritual diary of a devout European Jew, loyal to the revelation at Sinai and afflicted with reverence for all human beings.

These poems sound themes that will resonate throughout Heschel’s later popular writings: human holiness, a passion for truth, awe and wonder before nature, God’s quest for righteousness, solidarity with the downtrodden, and unwavering commitment to tikkun olam. In these poems we also discover a young man’s acute loneliness, dismay at God’s distance, and dreams of spiritual and sensual intimacy with a woman.

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Divine Poetry
Review: This book is a parallel- language edition of the sixty- six poems Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote in his youth. They are faithfully and beautifully translated by Morton M. Leifman. There is an informative introduction by Edward K. Kaplan. The dual language work is laid out in a clear and readable way with the Yiddish original on the left, and the English translation on the right- facing page.
The poems themselves are rich in complex perception and idea. They contain hints of ideas which will be more fully developed in Heschel's mature works of thought.
I was greatly moved by them. I found them daring and original in idea. They show Heschel's God- centered way of feeling, his deep sense of God in Man and in the world. They too address God with a familiarity and closeness the burning passion of a true Hasid.
The poems are divided into six sections: Man is Holy,Bearing Witness, To a Lady in a Dream,Between Me and the World, Natural Pantomines, Repairing the World.
These poems are inspirational in the deepest sense. The poetic passion is real in each and every one of them.
They are poems to restore and enrich the soul.
The books epigraph is Heschel's " I prayed for wonders instead of happiness, and You gave them to me."
These poems are rich in wonder and will be I believe especially enjoyed by those for whom connection with , relation to, questioning of God being with God is central to their lives.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: 66 Mystical Gems
Review: These poems are in class with the great mystic poets, Donne, Blake and Dickenson. Fine translation and beautiful book.

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