In Praise of Sabbath

The origin of our English word “sabbath” comes to us, as we know, from the Hebrew: “shābbat”, meaning “to cease”, “to rest”.  In a world which demands ever more from us – our time, our attention, our labor, our energy – what role does the practice of rest play in the healing of our world?  Come examine the surprising ways that rest can anchor and support our other active forms of resistance, and the multitude of forms this sacred practice may take.