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The host recalled receiving the book from a rabbi in college and said he had read it dozens of times, praising it as a classic that reshaped his understanding of time, work, and the modern obsession with space. He highlighted Heschel's argument that society dominates the world six days and the self on the seventh, and he explicitly recommended listeners read it. The overall tone was enthusiastic endorsement.
Episode: Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest
The host recalled receiving the book from a rabbi in college and praised it, noting he had read it many times and that its arguments critique modern society's obsession with space and time.
When I was in college, a rabbi I knew, he gave me Abraham Joshua Heschel's book, The Sabbath.
And I love that book. I've probably read it a dozen times since.
Heschel's argument is that the modern world is obsessed with questions of space.
Six days a week, we seek to dominate the world. On the seventh day, we try to dominate the self.
And I want to pull in Abraham Joshua Heschel here, who wrote this classic book, The Sabbath, many, many years ago now, decades ago.
Episode: Sabbath and the Art of Rest
Ezra said he loved the book and had read it a dozen times, calling it a classic that shaped his view of time and work, and he later recommended it to listeners.
When I was in college, a rabbi I knew, he gave me Abraham Joshua Heschel's book, The Sabbath. And I love that book. I've probably read it a dozen times since.
I want to pull in Abraham Joshua Heschel here, wrote this classic book, The Sabbath, many, many years ago now, decades ago.
I recommend Heschel. You should all read the Sabbath.
Episode: What I'm Thinking About at the End of 2022
Ezra Klein said he was an unbelievably big fan of the book and had probably read it a dozen times.
I'm an unbelievably big fan of Abraham Joshua Heschel's book, The Sabbath, which I've probably read a dozen times and Judith Shulevitz's book, The Sabbath World, I think it's called.
Episode: Why This Conservative Wants a More Radical Republi...
It was praised as a beautiful piece of biblical commentary and a case for observing the Sabbath.
He wrote a book called The Sabbath, which is just one of the most beautiful pieces of biblical commentary that I've ever come across
Episode: Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Le...
The guest described it as one of his favorite books, noting that it links the concept of the Sabbath to a glimpse of eternity and frames prayer as a form of the Sabbath breaking throughout the week.
I've been reading this book by Abraham Joshua Heschel on prayer. And he writes, ...
One of my favorite books of all time is The Sabbath by Rabbi Heschel.
Episode: Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Le...
It was highlighted as one of the speaker's favorite books, noted for its reflections on prayer and the Sabbath as a glimpse of eternity.
One of my favorite books of all time is The Sabbath by Rabbi Heschel.
