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Article: The Sabbath versus the new moon: a critique of Heschel's valorization of the Sabbath.
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- January 1, 2005
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IN THIS PAPER MY AIM IS TO EXAMINE THE VIEWS expressed in Abraham Joshua Heschel's essay The Sabbath about Jewish beliefs concerning time and the environment, and present a critique based on the contrasting rhythms of Jewish time as expressed by the Sabbath and the lunisolar year. Heschel's essay has been widely influential, and I personally found it beautiful, inspiring, and influential in my own Jewish education. However, my studies of environmental thought and ancient Jewish calendars have led me to a critique of Heschel's essay which focuses on what I see as an internal contradiction. This critique is not limited to Heschel, but I choose Heschel as the focus because ...
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