I read this book because it seemed to have an interesting perspective on our relationship with time. The good news is, it does! One thing that the author returns to over and over is the idea that we are focused on dominating the literal space around us during most of our lives; however that ignores the temporal aspect of life, which we should attend to via the Sabbath. I think that's a powerful idea, that the temporal and spatial aspects of our lives are both important and both require our attention.

I'm not Jewish, at all, and as such share very little of the cultural, religious, and literary context of the author. He talks a lot about stuff in the Bible, and I'm never quite sure if he believes in the Bible being the literal word of God - so a lot of his textual analysis falls on uncomprehending eyes, unfortunately. Some of his more off handed comments about the roles of women felt a little off, too, as a secular reader in 2018.

This book has certainly given me a new perspective through which to look at my own relationship with time, and is also just very calming to read. I certainly don't regret reading this at all.