TY - BOOK AU - Millgram,Abraham Ezra ED - Jewish Publication Society, TI - The Sabbath anthology T2 - JPS holiday anthologies SN - 9780827613775 AV - BM685 .M55 2018eb U1 - 296.4/1 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Lincoln, Philadelphia PB - University of Nebraska Press, Jewish Publication Society KW - Sabbath KW - Sabbat KW - RELIGION KW - Judaism KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - gnd KW - Literary collections N1 - Originally published with the title Sabbath : the day of delight (Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America, 1944); "First Nebraska paperback printing: 2018"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-486) N2 - "The Sabbath Anthology delves into one of the earliest Jewish institutions--the holiday the prophet Isaiah characterized as "the day of delight"--Elucidating its history, laws, customs and traditions, religious and ethical insights, and observances in different eras throughout the world. A wealth of Jewish creativity past and present--"The Sabbath in Judeo-Hellenistic Literature" by Flavius Josephus and Philo Judaeus; Talmud and midrashim; medieval Jewish literature by Judah Halevi, Abraham ibn Ezra, and Moses Maimonides; modern Jewish literature by Solomon Schechter, Mordecai Kaplan, Sholom Asch, Hayyim Nahman Bialik, and Ahad Ha'am; short stories by S.Y. Agnon, I.L. Peretz, Meyer Levin, and Martin Buber; ceremonial and decorative art; musical compilations and programming--will yield delight for many Sabbaths to come"--Back cover UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1945119 ER -