Abraham Joshua Heschel Second Class: Ethics vs Holiness
Judaism for the Thinking Person

Abraham Joshua Heschel Second Class: Ethics vs Holiness

2025-06-03

We have grown accustomed to seeing Ethics and Holiness as virtually the same thing. I show that in order to properly understand Heschel's interlocking concepts of Blessing (berakhah), Faith (emunah), Awe (yirah), and Commandedness (Mitzvah), one needs to grasp that Ethics and Holiness are VERY different. This podcast has been edited to remove the Q&A, which sometimes found the material uncomfortable to their sensibilities.

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