October 06, 2010

Books

Restless

The Sabbath WorldGlimpses of a Different Order of TimeJudith ShulevitzRandom House, $26, 246 pp.

Thomas Baker

Which of the Ten Commandments is, in practice, the most neglected? For sheer volume of violations, anyone with an iPad (or without one) could help make a convincing case for the coveting of goods. On the other hand, at least people still recognize, in theory, that following that tenth commandment is an admirable idea. For a rule that has almost completely dropped from believers (...)


 

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