Published September 2026
A Collection of Texts from Jewish Literature
What does the Sabbath mean—and why has it stood at the heart of Jewish life for thousands of years?
About the book
The Sabbath Book, compiled by Aimé Pallière and Maurice Liber, brings together a rich selection of Jewish teachings, prayers, laws, stories, and reflections devoted to Shabbat.
Throughout these selections, Shabbat emerges as far more than a day of rest. It is a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, a remembrance of Creation, a protection of human dignity, a source of spiritual renewal, and the sacred center of Jewish family and communal life.
Accessible to both general readers and students of Jewish thought, The Sabbath Book is a timeless anthology of rest, holiness, freedom, prayer, and peace.
This volume offers readers a remarkably broad portrait of the Sabbath as it has been understood, observed, and cherished across the generations.
The compilers
1868–1949
A French writer, religious thinker, and close disciple of the Italian rabbi Elijah Benamozegh. Originally Christian, he became deeply devoted to Judaism without formally converting, embracing Benamozegh’s vision of Noahidism and dedicating much of his life to Jewish education, interfaith thought, and the spiritual renewal of Jewish life.
1884–1956
A French rabbi, historian, and leading scholar of French Judaism. Born in Warsaw and raised in Paris, he became director of the Séminaire Israélite de France and a specialist in Talmudic and rabbinic Judaism at the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He wrote extensively on Jewish history, liturgy, and rabbinic literature and was an important figure in French Jewish religious education.
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