Status
Available
Publication
Phila, PA: JEWISH PUBLICATON SOCIETY, 1989, First Edition
Description
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 adaptability of halakhah to the ever-changing circumstances of life.
Subjects
ISBN
0827604130 / 9780827604131
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
9 inches
DDC/MDS
234 |