Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77119 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 126 pages

Customer Reviews

Central to my understanding of Judaism
Heschel's "The Sabbath" was perhaps the singular most important work in helping me understand my own relationship to a weekly sabbath/shabbat. It is a masterfully written (and, unlike other Heschel books, short!) description of what it means to create a "cathedral in time" each week. Heschel's central insight that Judaism is a "religion of time and not of space" -- I'm quoting from memory so don't harass me if I got it wrong -- is brilliant and important. Highly recommended for Jews and other spiritual seekers.

SHORT, WELL-WRITTEN AND MEANINGFUL
This book, focusing on the celebration of the Seventh Day, helps bring a Jewish person who may have wandered back to an appreciation of Jewish practice and belief. The notes add a scholarly touch and the delightful art work adds to the beauty of the book.

The book transcends the typical fare related to the Sabbath.
Rabbi Heschel's book transcends the debate over which day is Shabbat, and clearly dilineates what the Sabbath is and how man is to relate to his God by it. The book will revolutionize one's concept of God, Creation (space) and time. The first thing the Creator called "holy" was time: 24 hours of it every week. Heschel's work is a must read for all who would to have a higher understanding of the Lord and how he operates in His creation.