The Sabbath Anthology by Abraham E. Millgram

Author:Abraham E. Millgram [Millgram, Abraham E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8276-1377-5
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2018-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTION OF THE SYNAGOGUE

KAUFMANN KOHLER

The most important institution of the Synagogue, and the one most fraught with blessing for all mankind, is the Sabbath. Although its name and existence point to a Babylonian origin, it is still the peculiar creation of the Jewish genius and a chief pillar of the Jewish religion. As a day of rest crowning the daily labor of the week, it testifies to the Creator of the Universe who made all that is in accordance with His divine plan of perfection. The underlying idea expressed in Scripture is that the Sabbath is a divine institution. As God Himself worked out His design for the world in absolute freedom and rested with delight at its completion, so man is to follow His example, working during six days of the week and then enjoying the rest of the Sabbath with a mind elated by higher thoughts. Moreover, the day of rest observed by Israel should recall his redemption from the slavery and continual labor of Egypt. Thereby every creature made in God’s image, the slave and stranger as well as the born Israelite, is given the heavenly boon of freedom and recreation to hallow the labor of the week.2

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