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A New Biography of Martin Buber Explores a Life of Wrestling with Faith

By Robert Alter — 2019

Martin Buber vaulted into prominence in German intellectual life in the first years of the 20th century, when he was still in his early 20s. His fame and influence spread across Western Europe in the decades that followed, as well as to Palestine, where he was compelled to flee at the late date of 1938.

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For Our Faith to Grow, We Must Celebrate its Roots in Nature

When our ancestors received the Torah, they stood at a mountain. When we celebrate receiving the Torah on Shavuot, we will stand in the pews. They looked at the sky; we will look at the ceiling. They were warmed by the sun; we will be cooled by the air conditioning. I am a rabbi in a synagogue.

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David Wolpe
2017
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Poisoning of Spirit

Realizing the peak of one’s human potential is a divine grace promised when that wing is alive and spiritually alert. Its paralysis, however, means paralysis of the anatomical system of the human spirit; we briefly refer to this as the “poisoning of spirit.”

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Fethullah Gülen
2018
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A Time to Find Meaning

“Even when disease cannot be cured, there is often a way to use this difficult experience to know more intimately the value and purpose of your life.”

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Rachel Naomi Remen
1999
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