| The "Shabbes Goy" Contributor(s): Katz, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0827604130 ISBN-13: 9780827604131 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1989 Annotation: From the Babylonian period to the twentieth century, strictly observant Jews have depended on a non-Jew, or "shabbes goy" to perform work that was forbidden on the Sabbath. The author traces the role of the "shabbes goy" through the centuries. Katz affords the "shabbes goy" the central role in this fascinating case study on the larger question of the adapatability of halakhah to the ever-changing circumstances of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.18 |
| LCCN: 88013528 |
| Lexile Measure: 1750 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.02" W x 9.16" (0.88 lbs) 264 pages |