Heschel stresses that freedom is not the freedom to act frivolously without regard for others; freedom is not to act as one desires. Freedom is a challenge against impulse. Impulse guides people to act with a dangerous amount of freedom when not they are not aware of the effect that freedom can have. The fact of having freedom means that we must use our freedom and our power to attain value in our lives. Heschel also argues for the protection …show more content…
They are both facing each other, eager to understand the other, yet at the same, ready to point out the others flaws in their arguments. Heschel is poignant in his argument about the goal of Jewish education. He argues that the goal is to enable students participate and share in the spiritual experience of Jewish living. The goal for Heschel is to not just to have knowledge, but also to be able to think critically and appreciate the act of studying. Heschel believes that there should be fewer textbooks that guide our actions, and more text people, meaning people who are able to interpret and react to what they are studying and will make decisions and perform based on their