A History of the Sabbath |
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Nathan A. Barack |
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Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-8246-0475-X ISBN-13: 978-0-8246-0475-2 220 pages ~ 5½ x 8½ List Price $30.00 |
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About the BookHow did the Sabbath originate? How did it receive its name? Was it always observed from sundown to sundown? What is the purpose of Sabbath prohibitions? Is the Sabbath still relevant? The answers to these and other important questions are found in this enlightening volume. This title, originally published in 1967, is available on-demand only. |
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A most enlightening work . . . Valuable for school use as well as a treasure for home and public libraries.
One of the most interesting and readable books on the Sabbath. |
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About the AuthorA native of Chicago, Nathan A. Barack received his B.A. degree from Lewis Institute in 1934 and was ordained by the Hebrew Theological College in 1936. The Jewish Theological Seminary conferred upon him the D.H.L. degree in 1959. Rabbi Barack served as a U.S. Army chaplain from 1944 to 1946 and subsequently served as rabbi of congregations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. |
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