[Avodah] CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN ISSUES PART I

[Rich, Joel]

On 15/01/2013 1:36 PM, Ben Waxman wrote:
> I don't know why this a contemporary issue. Jews have had non-Jewish
> servants for generations. Someone was coming in at random interval
> to check on them?

Yes.  It was extremely uncommon for the women of the household to be out,
so there was always someone either in the kitchen or near enough to come
in at any moment.
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Zev Sero               
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I would imagine this is a question for historians of a particular bent, but I note that we have at least anecdotal evidence (e.g.  the chofetz chaim's wife ran a store, assumedly outside of the home)?
KT
Joel Rich
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