
The Sabbath

The Sabbath is a day for body as well as soul.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
their significance and beauty do not depend on any work, profit or progress we may achieve. They have the beauty of grandeur.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
“Sanctify the Sabbath by choice meals, by beautiful garments; delight your soul with pleasure and I will reward you for this very pleasure.”
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
Reality to us is thinghood, consisting of substances that occupy space;
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
Yet to have more does not mean to be more.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
The love of the Sabbath is the love of man for what he and God have in common.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
Yet the likeness of God can be found in time, which is eternity in disguise.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
Thus the value of the festive day was determined by the things nature did or did not bring forth.
Abraham Joshua Heschel • The Sabbath
The seventh day sings.