Six Days Shall You Labor: Shabbat and the Meaning of Work

Six Days Shall You Labor: Shabbat and the Meaning of Work

Oct 4, 2021 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event video | Video Lecture

Shabbat, a day on which 鈥渨ork鈥 is forbidden, also offers a commentary on work鈥攐n its place in our lives, its importance, and its limitations. Notably, the rabbinic Sabbath鈥攖hat is, the 鈥渢raditional鈥 Sabbath鈥攐ffers a perspective that differs from that of the Torah, both original and unique.JoinDr. David Kraemerto explore biblical and rabbinic views of the Sabbath as commentaries on the significance of work.

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鈥淪ix Days Shall You Labor:鈥 Perspectives on Work in Jewish Text and Tradition

鈥淪ix Days Shall You Labor:鈥 Perspectives on Work in Jewish Text and Tradition

Oct 4, 2021 By 91快播 | Video Lecture

Many of us spend more time at work than anywhere else over the course of our lives鈥攂ut are we defined by what we do? In this text-based series, 91快播 scholars will explore ideas about the meaning of work and rest in Jewish tradition, Jewish social movements around work, as well as the roles that gender, geography, and shifting economic and social circumstances have played in Jews鈥 professional paths and our understandings of the meaning and value of work.

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