Why Sabbath is Like an Oath
The root of “oath,” although allegedly Gemanic,
transliterates the Hebrew word for it, ot, spelled aleph tav, suggesting
a new way to explain, bilingually but not I hope insanic,
why Exodus describes the day that we must dedicate this day each week to resting,
The seventh day of every week is a ritual which bibliically confirms
the bond of Jews to God, the weekly Sabbath celebration,
a blessing that should be regarded as a wordless oath whose legal terms
link creativity of God to ritual lack of it by the
Exod.........
