- Shabbas goy
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/shah"beuhs goy'/, Yiddish.a gentile who performs tasks for Jews in the home or synagogue on the Sabbath or on a holy day that are forbidden Jews on such occasions, as turning on the lights or heat.
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Shabbas goy
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shabbas goy — noun or shabbos goy Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: Yiddish shabes goy, from shabes Sabbath + goy gentile, from Hebrew gōy people, nation : a non Jew employed by Orthodox Jews to perform services (as turning lights on and off) which are… … Useful english dictionary
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