Abraham Joshua Heschel

Georgia Senate winner Raphael Warnock: Heschel and King ‘are smiling in this moment’

“I think Abraham Joshua Heschel, the rabbi who said, when he marched with Dr. King, he felt like his legs were praying, I think he and Dr. King are smiling,” Warnock said on CNN.

By Shira Feder January 6, 2021 11:33 am

American rabbi’s quote to be centerpiece of public mural in Buenos Aires

A graffiti design of the phrase “Marching is like praying with your feet” in Spanish will honor activist Rabbi Marshall Meyer, who was mentored by Heschel.

November 5, 2019 7:01 am

20 senators urge posthumous Medal of Freedom for Rabbi Abraham Heschel

The letter, signed by the Senate's entire Jewish caucus and others, cites Heschel's alliance with Martin Luther King Jr. in advancing the cause of civil rights.

June 15, 2016 2:24 pm