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The Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges

An Unorthodox Essay on Circumventing Custom and Jewish Character

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Exploring the ways Orthodox and other Jews creatively navigate the prohibitions of Sabbath observance, this book delves into the biblical and rabbinical sources that inform these practices. It highlights various methods of circumvention and incorporates Freudian analysis to examine aspects of Jewish character, including a preoccupation with purity and a tendency toward meticulous argumentation. The work offers a nuanced view of religious rituals and their psychological implications, shedding light on the complexities of faith and cultural identity.

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The Shabbat Elevator and other Sabbath Subterfuges, Alan Dundes

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