{"id":2385,"date":"2017-05-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2017\/05\/04\/rabbi-abraham-joshua-heschel-quotes-on-shabbat-candles"},"modified":"2018-06-12T15:32:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:32:35","slug":"rabbi-abraham-joshua-heschel-quotes-on-shabbat-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2017\/05\/04\/rabbi-abraham-joshua-heschel-quotes-on-shabbat-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Quotes on Shabbat Candles"},"content":{"rendered":"

These poetic quotes from Rabbi\u00a0<\/a>Abraham Joshua Heschel <\/a>describe the moment when Shabbat arrives, bringing with it an atmosphere\u00a0of light, peace, rest, joy, and renewal. Heschel points to the creative and transformative power of lighting Shabbat candles, which officially marks the beginning of this holy day.<\/em>\u00a0In his book, “The Sabbath<\/a>,” Heschel explains why\u00a0<\/a><\/em>Judaism is a religion of time, as opposed to space, designating Shabbat as the ultimate symbol of the sanctification of time. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was one of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the 20th century.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Let There Be Light!”<\/h2>\n

When all work is brought to a standstill, the candles are lit. Just as creation began with the word, \u201cLet there be light!\u201d so does the celebration of creation begin with the kindling of lights. It is the woman who ushers in the joy and sets up the most exquisite symbol, light, to dominate the atmosphere of the house.<\/p>\n

And the world becomes a place of rest. An hour arrives like a guide, and raises our minds above accustomed thoughts. People assemble to welcome the wonder of the seventh day, while the Sabbath sends out its presence over the fields, into our homes, into our hearts. It is a moment of resurrection of the dormant spirit in our souls.<\/p>\n

The Sabbath Arrives in the World<\/h2>\n

Refreshed and renewed,
\nAttired in festive garments,
\nWith candles nodding dreamily to
\nUnutterable expectations,
\nTo intuitions of eternity,
\nSome of us are overcome with a feeling
\nAs if almost all they would say would be like a veil.
\nThere is not enough grandeur in our souls
\nTo be able to unravel in words
\nThe knot of time and eternity.
\nOne should like to sing for all men,
\nFor all generations\u2026
\nThere is a song in the wind
\nAnd joy in the trees.
\nThe Sabbath arrives in the world,
\nScattering a song in the silence of the night;
\nEternity utters a day. Where are the words
\nThat could compete with such might?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These poetic quotes from Rabbi\u00a0Abraham Joshua Heschel describe the moment when Shabbat arrives, bringing with it an atmosphere\u00a0of light, peace, rest, joy, and renewal. Heschel points to the creative and transformative power of lighting Shabbat candles, which officially marks the beginning of this holy day.\u00a0In his book, “The Sabbath,” Heschel explains why\u00a0Judaism is a religion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[372],"tags":[471,257,383,387,388,472,260,261],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=2385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385\/revisions\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=2385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=2385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=2385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}