“There is a song in the wind, a joy in the trees, Shabbat arrives in the world … Eternity utters a day.”
—The Sabbath, 1951
I see in social justice activism a religious obligation, and that is at the center of my rabbinate.
Rabbi Claudia Kreiman
It was my own encounter with Heschel’s writings as an adolescent and young adult that challenged me.
Rabbi Simkha Weintraub
"If Not Now" Play from the Sabbath Variations
In The Sabbath, Heschel attempts to reawaken the spirituality and holiness of the Sabbath, and impart the wisdom and gifts it can bring to those who observe the Sabbath.
Rebecca Katz