Shabbat and the Radical Idea of Rest

Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam

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What is Shabbat -- really? Mijal Bitton and Noam Weissman go beyond the long list of “don’ts” to uncover the deeper joy and purpose of the Jewish Sabbath. Grounded in Genesis, Exodus, Heschel, and Rav Soloveitchik, they explore Shabbat as a 25-hour “palace in time”—a weekly digital detox, spiritual reset, and celebration of meaning.


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https://www.sefaria.org/texts


Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Sabbath

Joseph B. Soloveitchik :The Lonely Man of Faith


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2025-09-29 33 min

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