The Shabbat elevator and other Sabbath subterfuges : an unorthodox essay on circumventing custom and Jewish character /
This book focuses on the topic of 'circumventing custom' with special emphasis on the ingenious ways Orthodox (and other) Jews have devised to avoid breaking the extensive list of activities forbidden on the Sabbath. After examining the sources of Sabbath observance as set forth in the Old...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
[2002]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
