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Gift of Rest Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath

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ISBN-10: 1451627319

ISBN-13: 9781451627312

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph I. Lieberman, David Klinghoffer

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Now in paperback, Senator Joe Lieberman shows how ceasing all activity for a weekly Sabbath observance has profound benefit—including health, relationships, and even career advancement—for people of all religions.The Sabbath is a gift that Senator Joe Lieberman, as an observant Jew, received from his parents who, in turn, received it from their parents, who received it from generations of Jews before them. According to ancient tradition, the line of transmission extends back to Moses at Mt. Sinai, who received the Sabbath as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. In this book, Lieberman offers the gift of Sabbath observance—a gift that has anchored, ordered, and inspired his life—to readers of…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: Howard Books
Publication date: 8/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.44" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

David Klinghoffer isnbsp;a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. He is the author of five books including Why the Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point in Western History (Doubleday, 2005), Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our Peril (Doubleday, 2007), and the spiritual memoir The Lord Will Gather Me In: My Journey to Jewish Orthodoxy (Free Press, 1999), a National Jewish Book Award finalist. A former senior editor of National Review magazine, he has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and many other publications.

Author's Note
Introduction: The Gift of the Sabbath
Sabbath Eve: Preparations. Physical and Spiritual: Friday Afternoon
Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcoming the Sabbath: Friday Evening Service
The Shabbat Meal: Honoring God. Blessing Each Other: Friday Night at Home
Sunset, Sunrise: Intimacy. Human and Divine: Friday Night & Saturday Morning
Morning Prayers: The Covenant of Destiny: Saturday Morning Prayers
The Torah Reading: Revering God's Word: Saturday Morning
The Gift of Leisure: Honoring God with Our Rest: Saturday Afternoon
Interrupting the Sabbath: Discerning the Greater Good
Leaving the Sabbath: Making Wise Distinctions: Saturday Evening
The Six Days of Labor: Working with a Purpose
Conclusion: Making Your Own Sabbath
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Further Reading and Resources