Book: The "shabbes Goy" 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.
Details of Book: The "shabbes Goy" Book: The "shabbes Goy"
Author: Jacob Katz
ISBN: 0827604130
ISBN-13: 9780827604131
, 978-0827604131
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 01012002
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society Of America
Number of Pages: 264
Language: English