The Millgram, Abraham Ezra 1901-1998 editor. Jewish Publication Society issuing body. text bibliography Electronic books. nbu 2018 monographic eng heb 1 online resource (xxxi, 495 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, music. "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. edited by Abraham E. Millgram. 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). Sabbath Sabbath RELIGION / Judaism / General BM685 .M55 2018eb 296.4/1 Sabbath. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ; Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2018 (OCoLC)1009216030 9780827613775 0827613776 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1945119 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1945119 N$T 181127 20200709060628.0 on1076359467 eng