The Sabbath

this a sign of linguistic poverty, or rather an indication of an unwarped view of the world, of not equating reality (derived from the Latin word res, thing) with thinghood?

it is not a thing that lends significance to a moment; it is the moment that lends significance to things.

Rest on the Sabbath as if all your work were done. Another interpretation: Rest even from the thought of labor.” 13

To sanctify the seventh day does not mean: Thou shalt mortify thyself, but, on the contrary: Thou shalt sanctify it with all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy senses.

the seventh day is a mine where spirit’s precious metal can be found with which to construct the palace in time, a dimension in which the human is at home with the divine; a dimension in which man aspires to approach the likeness of the divine.

“Sanctify the Sabbath by choice meals, by beautiful garments; delight your soul with pleasure and I will reward you for this very pleasure.”

It is not we who long for a day of rest, but the Sabbath spirit that is lonely and longs for us.

The Sabbath is a day for body as well as soul.

Time and space are interrelated.