Joe Lieberman is a United States senator representing
Connecticut. As the 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate, he
became the first Jew in American history to run for national office
on a major-party ticket. With close ties and a wide fan base among
Evangelical Christians, a popular speaker at churches and
conferences, Lieberman counts top Evangelical leaders including
Pastor John Hagee, Joyce Meyer, and Rick Warren as his friends and
supporters.
Senator Lieberman lives in Stamford and Washington with his wife
Hadassah. Together they are the proud parents of four
children—Matthew, Rebecca, Ethan and Hana—four granddaughters,
Tennessee, Willie, Eden and Madeleine, and a grandson, Yitzhak.
David Klinghoffer is a senior fellow at the Discovery
Institute in Seattle. He is the author of five books including Why
the Jews Rejected Jesus: The Turning Point in Western History
(Doubleday, 2005), Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten
Commandments at Our Peril (Doubleday, 2007), and the spiritual
memoir The Lord Will Gather Me In: My Journey to Jewish Orthodoxy
(Free Press, 1999), a National Jewish Book Award finalist. A former
senior editor of National Review magazine, he has written for the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Commentary,
The Weekly Standard, and many other publications.
“What a wonderful book! Reading it helped me to recapture the
wonder and excitement I experienced when I first became a Sabbath
observer some thirty years ago. Senator Joe Lieberman and David
Klinghoffer provide insights that can enrich anyone's life, not
just weekly but daily.”
*Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio host, author of
The 10 Big Lies About America*
“What a wonderful service Joe Lieberman has rendered his frazzled
fellow Americans by reminding them of God’s gift of the Sabbath.
The Gift of Rest has certainly convicted this too-busy Baptist to
mend his ways and once again embrace a weekly `day of rest.’”
*Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission*
“Joe Lieberman’s modest memoir of a notable political career, lived
wholly within the frame of the eternal Jewish Sabbath, is unique in
its zestful picture of how he does it in this day and age.”
*Herman Wouk, bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The
Caine Mutiny*
“The Gift of Rest is a charming, beautifully written inspirational
gem, as well as a fascinating insider’s look at how spirituality
and faith intersect at the highest echelons of political
power.”
*Jonathan Kellerman, bestselling novelist*
“This charming, personal, and informative book by the popular
Senator Joe Lieberman `is my love song to the Shabbat,’ the Jewish
Sabbath, and what it can mean for non-Jews as well. This discovery
and rediscovery of the Shabbat offers an intimate glimpse into the
mind and heart of a decent and thoughtful person, written in
non-technical prose, and which cannot fail to inspire a sensitive
reader. Read it and cherish it. It will add a new dimension to your
life.”
*Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, Rosh
Hayeshiva (Head) of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary*
“Senator Lieberman’s The Gift of Rest is itself a gift of faith. In
these few pages, Senator Lieberman reminds us that the God-given
day of rest—whether we call it Sabbath or Sunday—should be honored
by all believers. As Pope John Paul II taught: we cannot work with
God all week, if we do not rest with God on His Sabbath! Senator
Lieberman’s reflections help each of us to remember just how to
rest in God’s presence on His day.”
*Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York*
“Joseph Lieberman does not just acknowledge the Sabbath as a break
from the working week. As an observant Jew he relishes and bathes
in the spirit of it. While most other faiths do not embrace the
formal rituals of Judaism, there is much here that we can admire
and that will remind Christians of what we have lost as respect and
love for the Sabbath has diminished. This is a book about faith
that both informs and transforms the reader.”
*Cecil O. Samuelson, President, Brigham Young University*
“What a beautiful book about a beautiful concept—a day of rest as a
gift to humanity. Senator Lieberman’s account of the Sabbath
brought back fond memories of my own past while inspiring me to try
to return to the values embodied in the Sabbath.”
*Alan Dershowitz, author of The Trials of Zion*
“This deeply sincere and highly readable composition is certain to
help people rethink their concept of Sabbath and prod them to
rest.”
*Publishers Weekly*
“The author deftly weaves his experience as an observant Jew on
Capitol Hill into the readable exposition. Appealing for true
believers and politicos alike.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
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