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单词 tzedakah
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Definition of tzedakah in English:

tzedakah

nountsɛˈdɒkatsiˈdôkə
mass noun
  • (among Jewish people) charitable giving, typically seen as a moral obligation.

    (犹太人之间道义性)捐赠;捐献

    one common form of tzedakah was to allocate a portion of the harvest for the poor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Goldberg is doing Rothstein a favor by giving him the opportunity to perform the mitzvah of tzedakah, or charitable giving.
    • In the Jewish tradition of tzedakah, owners of property are required to care for those in need.
    • For American Jews, confining tzedakah to Jewish causes cannot fulfill the Psalm's deeper meaning.
    • While tzedakah is a Jewish obligation, it is not meant to be fulfilled in a rote or soulless way.
    • Jewish law puts a limit on tzedakah, charity, of 20 percent of one's earnings.

Origin

From Hebrew ṣĕḏāqāh 'righteousness'.

Definition of tzedakah in US English:

tzedakah

nountsiˈdôkə
  • (among the Jews) charitable giving, typically seen as a moral obligation.

    (犹太人之间道义性)捐赠;捐献

    one common form of tzedakah was to allocate a portion of the harvest for the poor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For American Jews, confining tzedakah to Jewish causes cannot fulfill the Psalm's deeper meaning.
    • In the Jewish tradition of tzedakah, owners of property are required to care for those in need.
    • Goldberg is doing Rothstein a favor by giving him the opportunity to perform the mitzvah of tzedakah, or charitable giving.
    • Jewish law puts a limit on tzedakah, charity, of 20 percent of one's earnings.
    • While tzedakah is a Jewish obligation, it is not meant to be fulfilled in a rote or soulless way.

Origin

From Hebrew ṣĕḏāqāh ‘righteousness’.

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