Shabbat and the Radical Idea of Rest

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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.

We’re proud to be collaborating with Sefaria and The Simchat Torah Challenge, on this episode along with all the other episodes of our “In the Beginning” mini-series. Learn more about these two incredible organizations here:

simchattorahchallenge.org

sefaria.org/texts

Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Sabbath (amazon.com/Sabbath-Classics-Abraham-Joshua-Hes…)

Joseph B. Soloveitchik :The Lonely Man of Faith (amazon.com/Lonely-Man-Faith-Joseph-Soloveitchi…)

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