Sabbath Rest and Renewal in a Tense World
Explore the blessing and challenge of the Sabbath with Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman of Jerusalem.
The Sabbath (Heb. Shabbat) is one of God’s greatest gifts to the Jewish people and to the human family as a whole. Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman offers Christians a wonderful opportunity to refresh and deepen their appreciation of God’s precious gift of “the seventh day.”
Bat Kol alumni know Rabbi Levi as a long-time friend and teacher at Bat Kol Institute in Jerusalem. We are delighted to offer his teaching at this special gathering held by Bat Kol International.
“Sabbath – Rest and Renewal in a Tense World” is dedicated to Sr Maureena Fritz NDS, co-founder of Bat Kol Institute, in honour of her milestone, 100th birthday.
A love for the Sabbath has always been a hallmark of Sr. Maureena’s vision for Bat Kol and for the Church, and she has been a tireless advocate for deepening Sabbath awareness and spirituality in Christians as part of their Jewish studies and their everyday lives.
Sabbath – Rest and Renewal in a Tense World
Bat Kol International gratefully acknowledges the support of its co-sponsor for this event,
The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion.
Our Presenter
Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman is the founding Rabbi of Congregation Kol Haneshama, a Reform community in Jerusalem devoted to prayer, study and social action. He is also a founding member of Rabbis for Human Rights.
Rabbi Levi is especially dear to the Bat Kol alumni community. As a longtime faculty member of Bat Kol Institute, he has introduced hundreds of Christians – from all over the world, to the vitality of Jewish traditions, Jewish spirituality and liturgy, including a love for the Sabbath.
We thank you, Levi, for generously sharing your time and expertise in delivering this engaging talk. The Bat Kol community is forever grateful for your influence on our lives, and we thank you for, yet again, blessing and stretching us with your love of Shabbat, with the clarity of your insights and the example of your life. May your words repeatedly echo in our hearts.
Links to other Bat Kol International events.
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Nostra Aetate: Past, Present and Future
Living the Letters, Michael Marmur
An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought
“The dark and terrible shadow of the Shoah over Europe during the Nazi period led the Church to reflect anew on her bond with the Jewish People.”
The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable, 1
A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations
on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of “Nostra ætate” (No. 4)