The Story
From Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein the creator of the international Shabbat Project comes a book that tells the story of Shabbat in a way that has never been told before and a call to return Shabbat to the center of Jewish life. Published as a nonprofit private initiative, all book proceeds will go towards the Shabbat Project.Heres what some of the leading lights in the Jewish world are saying about Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself.Illuminating an important addition to the collective Jewish library. President Isaac HerzogAn essential for any home the start of creating peace, wholeness, and holiness. Mayim BialikGuides us to make changes to improve our daily lives dynamic and captivating. Professor Dan ArielyWill enrich the Shabbat experience of anyone who reads it. Senator Joseph LiebermanAn articulate and timely message about the importance of Shabbat as a source of Jewish unity, courage, and strength. Natan SharanskyI was moved to tears while reading sections of A Day to Create Yourselfnot only explains the meaning of Shabbat, but of Judaism as a whole. Rabbi Hershel SchachterWhat unites a Russian refusenik, a US senator, a Parisian fashion designer, a worldfamous behavioral psychologist, and a world championship boxer?What brings together prime ministers and presidents, musicians and actors, Nobel prizewinners and novelists?What lies at the heart of a global grassroots movement uniting Jews across every language, culture, and background?Shabbat.But if Shabbat isnt just a day of rest, what is it?Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself is a call to see Shabbat with fresh eyes to discover how it can unleash personal and societal renewal, and offers us a recipe for happiness in an increasingly complex world. But also, how it gives us something more the Divine gift of selfcreation; how more than just a day of rest, Shabbat is a day that completely transforms us.Ultimately, Shabbat reminds us that our most important accomplishments in life cannot be touched or measured or priced that our greatest work of creation is ourselves.Drawing from hundreds of Jewish sources, distilling the ideas and commentaries of Jewish sages spanning three thousand years, Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself delves into some of the deepest secrets of Shabbat.And tells the story of Shabbat in a way that has never been told before.
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From Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein the creator of the international Shabbat Project comes a book that tells the story of Shabbat in a way that has never been told before and a call to return Shabbat to the center of Jewish life. Published as a nonprofit private initiative, all book proceeds will go towards the Shabbat Project.Heres what some of the leading lights in the Jewish world are saying about Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself.Illuminating an important addition to the collective Jewish library. President Isaac HerzogAn essential for any home the start of creating peace, wholeness, and holiness. Mayim BialikGuides us to make changes to improve our daily lives dynamic and captivating. Professor Dan ArielyWill enrich the Shabbat experience of anyone who reads it. Senator Joseph LiebermanAn articulate and timely message about the importance of Shabbat as a source of Jewish unity, courage, and strength. Natan SharanskyI was moved to tears while reading sections of A Day to Create Yourselfnot only explains the meaning of Shabbat, but of Judaism as a whole. Rabbi Hershel SchachterWhat unites a Russian refusenik, a US senator, a Parisian fashion designer, a worldfamous behavioral psychologist, and a world championship boxer?What brings together prime ministers and presidents, musicians and actors, Nobel prizewinners and novelists?What lies at the heart of a global grassroots movement uniting Jews across every language, culture, and background?Shabbat.But if Shabbat isnt just a day of rest, what is it?Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself is a call to see Shabbat with fresh eyes to discover how it can unleash personal and societal renewal, and offers us a recipe for happiness in an increasingly complex world. But also, how it gives us something more the Divine gift of selfcreation; how more than just a day of rest, Shabbat is a day that completely transforms us.Ultimately, Shabbat reminds us that our most important accomplishments in life cannot be touched or measured or priced that our greatest work of creation is ourselves.Drawing from hundreds of Jewish sources, distilling the ideas and commentaries of Jewish sages spanning three thousand years, Shabbat. A Day to Create Yourself delves into some of the deepest secrets of Shabbat.And tells the story of Shabbat in a way that has never been told before.
