Sabbath arrives every week to disrupt ordinary life with a wholly different way of living. Is this different life strictly a break from the ordinary, or also a guide to it—and to how it might require disruption, reformation, and repair? Through a consideration of Abraham Joshua Heschel’s The Sabbath, we will discuss the ways that the gift of Shabbat offers a radical vision of life together that might be used to see, feel, and describe what is broken in our lives during the other six days of the week. The session will focus especially on Heschel’s own interest in racial injustice and how his writings on the Sabbath can help us interrogate and contribute to current struggles for racial justice and repair.

Taught by Professor Fannie Bialek (The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis).

No prior study or preparation required. A source sheet will be distributed during the session. Please bring your wisdom, thinking, and questions about Sabbath, politics, and repair of the world!

Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85860787734?pwd=R1hiU1BOY3MxKzhJSFViS3NLbURSZz09
Meeting ID: 858 6078 7734
Password: 718666