The "Shabbes Goy"
Download or Read eBook The "Shabbes Goy" PDF written by Jacob Katz and published by Jewish Publication Society of America. This book was released on 1989 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jacob Katz |
| Publisher | : Jewish Publication Society of America |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015015127387 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The "Shabbes Goy" by : Jacob Katz
Book excerpt: 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.
