Judith Shulevitz on the Radical Idea of the Sabbath
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An interview conducted by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic Magazine with Judith Shulevitz about her book, "The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time."Shulevitz claims that the Sabbath is a radical concept in that it establishes the idea that "everyone, not just the upper classes, not just the priests and doctors and elites and the king have the right to rest in a regular way one day a week Indeed, she states, "[the Sabbath]...was so radically progressive that it even mandated that you had to give your animals the day off." Click on the link to read the interview.
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Shulevitz, Judith, Sabbath, Social Critics and Social Criticism, United States, Religion, News Media, Journalists, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time