I've been tending to the halakhic details in bShabbat. Just came across this quote: In its community form, Sabbath is not only about rest but also about resistance. Each time it appears in Torah, the commandment limits the exploitation of others as well as the exhaustion of the self. When you stop working, so do your children, your animals and your employees, even if they do not believe in your God. Written May 31st. You can guess who wrote it before checking it here.
The blogger that pulled this quote commented: Because of our American addiction to productivity, many of us have no clue what it means to observe a Sabbath. ... [but] we're hardwired to take a day off each week... Certainly shabbat does create special time, but the point about resistance is crucial nowadays. Thanks to eruv (shabbat boundary) rules etc, too, attention to space is not neglected in Jewish thinking and observance of shabbos either.
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