The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

by Heschel, Abraham Joshua

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975 118 pp., illus.; 23 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. As new, browning. "Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel, one of the most widely respected religious leaders of the twentieth century, introduced the influential idea of an 'architecture of holiness' that appears not in space but in time. Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the materials things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that 'the Sabbaths are our great catherdrals.' / Abraham Joshua Heschel was internationally known as a scholar, author, activist, and theologian. He was Professor of Ethics and Mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America." - Publisher.. Reprint, 2000. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Schor, Ilya (Wood Engravings by). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Book summary

This reprint of the 1951 classic includes Ilya Schor's original woodcut illustrations. In his brief essay Heschel introduced his idea of an "architecture of holiness" that appears in time, not in space. He states that Judaism is a religion of time, finding meaning not in space and the material things that fill it, but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that "the Sabbaths are our great cathedrals."