The Sabbath
Type: Book
As of November 2026, The Sabbath has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Jan 2026). In "James Talarico’s Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism" on The Ezra Klein Show, Ezra Klein references "The Sabbath" by Abraham Joshua Heschel as one of his favorite books. He discusses how the book explains the concept of prayer and the Sabbath as a way to "glimpse eternity" and resist a life focused on status.
In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath or Shabbat is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day commanded by Yahweh to be kept as a holy day of rest as God rested in the Genesis creation narrative. Shabbat observance is commanded in the Ten Commandments: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" in the Masoretic text contrasting with the Samaritan Pentateuch which says "Keep the Sabbath day to keep it holy."
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Author | Abraham Joshua Heschel |
| Published | 1951 |
| Publisher | Noonday Press |
| Subjects | Sabbath, Judaism |
| ISBN | 9780374512675 |
| Genre | Sabbath, Judaism |
Who talks about The Sabbath on podcasts?
Ezra Klein brought up The Sabbath; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show.
- James Talarico’s Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism | The Ezra Klein Show on The Ezra Klein Show (Jan 2026) — Ezra Klein
What is The Sabbath mentioned alongside?
The Sabbath is most often mentioned alongside Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, MIT and Ten Commandments.
Mentioned together: Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, MIT, Ten Commandments, James Telerico, Christianity, Christian nationalism, Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 25, Abraham Joshua Heschel, AI