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June 12, 2012

Abraham Joshua Heschel is a central figure in jewish thought for many particularly non Orthodox American Jews, His political action including his participation in the anti vietnam war movement and civil rights movement based on his religious views is held out as an example for many. In Israel however he is virtually unknown…as he was during his lifetime with many of his most important writings never translated in Hebrew

As with many things in the realm of Jewish life this is somethng that is changing quarters, A young teacher named Dror Bondi—a former demonstrator against Rabin and hard core right winger of the settler movement has taken Heschel as his intellecual   .

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