SABBATH: A REST FROM HECTIC LIVES

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: May 20, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

RABBI ERIC S. GURVIS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-20-1999
SABBATH: A REST FROM HECTIC LIVES -- RECLAIMING RESPECT FOR TIME
By RABBI ERIC S. GURVIS
Date: 05-20-1999, Thursday
Section: RELIGION & VALUES
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early

Television viewers recently were treated to a retelling of one of
the most well-known and often-told stories from the Hebrew Bible, the
story of Noah and the flood. Like many of the stories we read in the
book of Genesis, the tale of Noah instructs us with important, enduring
values.

Yet the tale of Noah and his family is not the ...

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