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The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel
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.