Relying on a wide variety of sources, Michael Meir tells the life story of Rabbi Leo Beck (1873-1956), one of the most significant Jewish religious thinkers of the twentieth century. In his book, he emphasizes Beck's dual work - both as a spiritual man urging man to realize the image of God in him and to respond to the demand of the moral order, and as a brave leader of his community living in the shadow of the Nazi regime.
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