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 | The Shabbes Goy: A Study in Halakhic Flexibility (Reprint Edition) by Jacob Katz Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 1989 ISBN-10: 0-8276-0413-0 / 0827604130 ISBN-13: 978-0-8276-0413-1 / 9780827604131 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 | |