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New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1988, c1986.
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Despite his poverty, Joseph celebrated the seventh day with joy.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 1986)
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Despite his poverty, Joseph celebrated the seventh day with joy.
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A note at the end explains that the story is from eight lines of the Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat 119A), ending with "He who lends to the Sabbath, the Sabbath repays him" and that it is also found in the Arabian Nights as "The Devout Israelite."
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0140506705 / 9780140506709