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mcradcliffe's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Insightful look into the Jewish imagination surround Sabbath and all that it means to engage in a practice not just as an aid toward living life better, but in being shaped for full living in the reality of God.
greaydean's review
5.0
This is tremendous.
Very thought provoking.
Exceeding insight into existence in time.
Very thought provoking.
Exceeding insight into existence in time.
bkauffman's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
The first few chapters of this book were life changing and taught a great deal about how to frame the Sabbath, the realms of space and time, and time in general. Beyond this, there is interesting dialogue about debates rabbis had regarding such things, but the returns in the latter half, at least for me, were quite diminished from the first few chapters. Definitely worth its weight in gold for the first few chapters. Beyond that, there are nuggets of pure goodness surrounding much lesser interesting content. Overall, an extremely good book, beneficial to any Jew or Christian wanting to understand the Sabbath better.
thelibraryskeeper's review
5.0
I am so glad I was introduced to Heschel during grad school. This book is a gem among his works. I am glad to have gotten around to reading it. The book has an alternate title - "Les bâttiseurs du Temps" which translates to "Architecture in Time". I believe this title suits the book better than the English title.
The goal Heschel has in writing this book is to show that mans task each week is to conquer space and to sanctify his time. Man gets too caught up in the "things" of this world and distracts from the source of eternity that is the Sabbath. This book is an excellent read, I highly recommend it to scholars of Judaism, practitioners of Judaism, and those just interested in Heschel's theology.
The goal Heschel has in writing this book is to show that mans task each week is to conquer space and to sanctify his time. Man gets too caught up in the "things" of this world and distracts from the source of eternity that is the Sabbath. This book is an excellent read, I highly recommend it to scholars of Judaism, practitioners of Judaism, and those just interested in Heschel's theology.
thepermageek's review against another edition
emotional
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informative
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fast-paced
5.0
It’s Abraham Joshua Heschel! What else is there to say. Jewish theology manifested as pure poetry.