Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972)

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1. Abraham Joshua Heschel

   Author of God in Search of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism, Man Is Not Alone : A Philosophy of Religion, Between God and Man

2. Martin Buber

   Author of I And Thou, On Judaism, Two types of faith

3. Elie Wiesel

   Author of Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters, The Forgotten, Wise Men and Their Tales: Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Masters

4. Lawrence A. Hoffman

   Author of My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 1: TraditionalPrayers, Modern Commentaries--The Sh'ma and Its Blessings, My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 2: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--The Amidah, My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 7: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries---Shabbat at Home

5. Philip Goodman

   Author of The Passover anthology, The Rosh Hashanah Anthology, The Sukkot/Simhat Torah Anthology

6. Joseph Telushkin

   Author of Jewish Literacy, Jewish Wisdom, The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living

7. Adin Steinsaltz

   Author of The Essential Talmud, The Thirteen Petalled Rose, A Guide to Jewish Prayer

8. Michael Strassfeld

   Author of The First Jewish Catalog; A Do-It-Yourself Kit, The Second Jewish Catalog: Sources and Resources, A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism As a Spiritual Practice

9. Arthur Green

   Author of A Guide To The Zohar, Your Word Is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplative Prayer (A Jewish Lights Classic Reprint), These Are the Words: A Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Life

10. Eugene B. Borowitz

    Author of Liberal Judaism, The Mask Jews Wear: The Self-Deceptions of American Jewry, Choosing a sex ethic; a Jewish inquiry

11. Hayim Donin

    Author of To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life, To Pray As a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service

12. Anita Diamant

    Author of Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families, Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends, The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies & Customs -- A Guide for Today's Families

13. Blu Greenberg

    Author of How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, On Women & Judaism

14. Rev. Dr. A. (ed.) Cohen

    Author of Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages, The Five Megilloth (Soncino Books of the Bible)

15. David Rosenberg

    Author of Congregation: Contemporary Writers Read the Jewish Bible, A Poet's Bible: Rediscovering the Voices of the Original Text, Chosen days: Celebrating Jewish festivals in poetry and art

16. Raymond E. Brown

    Author of The Gospel According to John I-XII (Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 29), Birth of the Messiah, The Gospel According to John XIII-XXI (Anchor Bible, Vol 29, Part A)

17. Neil Gillman

    Author of Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, The Way into Encountering God in Judaism (Way Into)

18. Walter Brueggemann

    Author of The Prophetic Imagination, The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary (Augsberg Old Testament Studies)

19. Barry W. Holtz

    Author of Back To The Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts, Finding Our Way: Jewish texts and the lives we lead today

20. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg

    Author of The Beginning of Desire, The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious