Episode 38 A Brief Biblical History of Time
The twenty-third chapter of Leviticus returns to the subject of the Sabbath and also to the Jewish holidays. In what way are these sacred moments similar, and in what way do they differ? And what do Shabbat and the holidays, taken in tandem, embody about the Jewish approach to time and to existence?
Text: Leviticus 23-24
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