Sure, 'Secular shabbats' may be a trendy self-help tool. But they won't curb your screen use or provide a quick fix for your stress.
, in which an ancient spiritual practice is drained of its religious substance and repackaged as a wellness mechanism.
First, the observant Jewish community has successfully maintained Shabbat over thousands of years preciselyit’s practiced in a community, one that operates with particular norms and expectations. On any given Shabbat, my family will attend synagogue, take naps, read, and engage in religious study. We have friends over for long, leisurely meals or are welcomed as guests ourselves.
“Rest” also implies that decompression is the ultimate purpose of Shabbat, like a spiritually inflected massage.
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