The Sabbath
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The Sabbath is a classic work of Jewish spiritual thought by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the sanctity of time and the meaning of sacred rest in Jewish life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sabbath canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2860001 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sabbath Context triple: [Abraham Joshua Heschel, notableWork, The Sabbath]
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A.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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B.
Sabbath queen
The Sabbath Queen is a poetic, feminine personification of the Jewish Sabbath, welcomed as a royal bride in mystical and liturgical traditions.
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C.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
Blessings of the Shema
Blessings of the Shema are a series of introductory and concluding benedictions surrounding the Shema prayer in Jewish liturgy, recited as part of the morning and evening services.
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E.
Har HaZeitim
Har HaZeitim is the Hebrew name for the Mount of Olives, a historically and religiously significant ridge east of Jerusalem central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sabbath Target entity description: The Sabbath is a classic work of Jewish spiritual thought by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the sanctity of time and the meaning of sacred rest in Jewish life.
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A.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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B.
Sabbath queen
The Sabbath Queen is a poetic, feminine personification of the Jewish Sabbath, welcomed as a royal bride in mystical and liturgical traditions.
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C.
Jubilees
Jubilees is an ancient Jewish religious work from the Second Temple period that retells and expands upon the narratives of Genesis and Exodus, often considered part of the pseudepigrapha.
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D.
Blessings of the Shema
Blessings of the Shema are a series of introductory and concluding benedictions surrounding the Shema prayer in Jewish liturgy, recited as part of the morning and evening services.
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E.
Har HaZeitim
Har HaZeitim is the Hebrew name for the Mount of Olives, a historically and religiously significant ridge east of Jerusalem central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of Jewish spiritual thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abraham Joshua Heschel’s broader theology of time ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Joshua Heschel ⓘ |
| contrasts | technical civilization with sacred time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
Sabbath as a day of inner freedom
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Sabbath as a foretaste of eternity ⓘ rest as spiritual rather than merely physical ⓘ |
| exploresConcept | Shabbat as a cathedral in time ⓘ |
| focusesOn | holiness of time rather than space ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish theology
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religious philosophy ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Jewish existentialist thought ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human relationship with God in time
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resistance to materialism through sacred rest ⓘ sanctification of weekly rhythm ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Jewish Sabbath observance discourse
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interfaith discussions on rest and sacred time ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Jews
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general readers interested in spirituality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish spiritual life
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Shabbat ⓘ
surface form:
Sabbath in Judaism
sacred rest ⓘ sanctity of time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern Jewish thought
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poetic and philosophical style ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish adult education
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seminary and rabbinical school curricula ⓘ |
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Subject: The Sabbath Description of subject: The Sabbath is a classic work of Jewish spiritual thought by Abraham Joshua Heschel that explores the sanctity of time and the meaning of sacred rest in Jewish life.
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