It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
Abraham Joshua HeschelAbout author
- Author's profession: Educator
- Nationality: polish
- Born: January 11, 1907
- Died: December 23, 1972
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