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A '''Shabbos goy''', '''Shabbat goy''', or '''Shabbes goy''' is a non-Jew who performs certain types of work which Jewish religious law prohibits a Jew from doing on the Sabbath.  
A '''Shabbos goy''', '''Shabbat goy''', or '''Shabbes goy''' is a non-jew who performs certain types of work which jewish religious law prohibits a jew from doing on the Sabbath.  


It may also be used as a derogatory term for non-Jews working for Jews more generally.
It may also be used as a derogatory term for non-jews working for jews more generally.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 03:48, 25 February 2024

A Shabbos goy, Shabbat goy, or Shabbes goy is a non-jew who performs certain types of work which jewish religious law prohibits a jew from doing on the Sabbath.

It may also be used as a derogatory term for non-jews working for jews more generally.

See also