Also – I failed to mention – R. Heschel was given Smicha at 16 years old by the Aguda in Warsaw and he made his way to Berlin as a result of an examination by Fischl Schneerson – relative of the Rebbe who told Heschel’s mother of the boy’s brilliance and advised to broaden his learning – taking him to Vilna then to University of Berlin where he wrote in German a monumental work The Prophets – then the first biography on the Rambam – attended two Orthodox Yeshivas and wrote countless essays and was involved in starting a Jewish Institute in London which he was a major part of for a short while …. and there is much more. All Jews – all people’s spiritual lives would be elevated by experiencing his being and work. Nuff said.
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