Highlights: The Origin, Development, and Meaning of the Jewish Sabbath

About this episode

This episode features highlights from an interview with Jon D. Levenson discussing the Jewish Sabbath and his book on the topic.

Enjoy this highlights episode of the interview with Jon D. Levenson, the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard. Jon discusses his latest book, Israel's Day of Light and Joy - The Origin, Development, and Enduring Meaning of the Jewish Sabbath. You can purchase a copy of the book here. Send us Fan Mail

People in this episode

Guest: Jon D. Levenson

Topics covered

• Jewish Sabbath
• religious practices
• Jewish studies
• interview
• book discussion

Keywords

• Jewish Sabbath
• Jon D. Levenson
• Israel's Day of Light and Joy
• Harvard
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Books & works: Israel's Day of Light and Joy - The Origin, Development, and Enduring Meaning of the Jewish Sabbath

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