Impressive background takes back seat to Shabbat for this author

Written by Brigit Katz

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

TORONTO – Dr. Yvette Alt Miller boasts an impressive academic and professional background. She earned graduate and post-graduate degrees from Harvard, Oxford and the London School of Economics. She then went on to teach as an adjunct professor at several universities and work as an international Trade Analyst with the US International Trade Commission. It may come as a surprise, then, that Alt Miller’s first book is far removed from the worlds of academia and politics. Instead, Angels at the Table: A Practical Guide to Celebrating Shabbat is a comprehensive introduction to the practices involved with observing the Sabbath, and the book is deeply rooted in Jewish religious tradition.

“I think everyone craves real experiences, especially these days, when everyone is twittering and IM-ing,” she said. “[Shabbat] is a day to connect with other people…. Any exposure to a traditional Shabbos is nothing but positive."

http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4596&Itemid=53

Joe Lieberman releases book about beauty of Shabbat

http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=233112
Upon meeting with Lieberman in his Senate offices last week, before the Aug. 16 release date of his new book, “The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath,” he laughed at the term evangelical. But he also embraced it.

“In a way it is” evangelical, he said.  Not that he wanted to convert anyone, Lieberman emphasized.  “This gift, I wanted not only to share with Jews who are not experiencing it, who haven't accepted it, but also in some measure to appeal to Christians to come back to their observance of their Sabbath on Sundays,” he said.

‘Chick Shabbat’

‘Chick Shabbat’ brings congregation together for service

MARLTON — When volunteers were needed to fill in during Shabbat services a few years ago, mostly all women stepped up. They had so much fun with their “Chick Shabbat,” they decided to make it an official event, and it took place again recently.

http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2011/07/29/entertainment/doc4e33074259953799001675.txt

Shabbat - Just Do It!

Unwrapping the Gift of Sabbath / Shabbat

Today...I invite you to join in receiving and unwrapping this precious gift which God has placed into our hands: Shabbat / Sabbath!

The Electronic Sabbath Challenge - Abdi Assadi

Want to really go wild? Have an electronic Sabbath one day a week. Cease carrying, mindlessly and addictively staring at or using any of these communciation tools one day of your weekend. You can do it, really. May be a whole day might be too much without medical supervision. You can certainly begin doing it for one hour every day and attempt at rebuilding a relationship with yourself. with time, gradually increase your withdrawal. Symptoms can include anxiety, restlessness, boredom, grumpiness, and deep fatigue -- did I mention anxiety? But they do pass, followed or accompanied by a sense of serenity that is beyond delicious. Just remember, easy does it. One step at a time.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/abdi-assadi/electronic-sabbath_b_888826.html

David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

The Rev. David Wilkerson, an evangelical minister and author who founded the Times Square Church to minister to the downtrodden in one of Manhattan’s seedier precincts, but whose later writings included apocalyptic predictions for New York City and beyond, died on Wednesday in an automobile accident in Texas. He was 79 and lived near Tyler, Tex.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/nyregion/rev-david-wilkerson-79-evangelist-dies-in-crash.html