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- noun Judaism A free-loan fund for
Orthodox Jews .
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A gemach is a charity which lends things to people in need.
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A gemach is a charity which lends things to people in need.
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A gemach is a charity which lends things to people in need.
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As he grew into his teens, Hirshy came to learn that his father operated a traditional Jewish free-loan program called a gemach.
NYT > Home Page By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN 2011
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As he grew into his teens, Hirshy came to learn that his father operated a traditional Jewish free-loan program called a gemach.
NYT > Global Home By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN 2011
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As he grew into his teens, Hirshy came to learn that his father operated a traditional Jewish free-loan program called a gemach.
NYT > Home Page By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN 2011
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Soferet Jen Taylor Friedman has started a tefillin gemach for women, based in NYC.
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Soferet Jen Taylor Friedman has started a tefillin gemach for women, based in NYC.
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Soferet Jen Taylor Friedman has started a tefillin gemach for women, based in NYC.
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The same phenomenon has appeared in Jewish communities across the country, albeit most often in those with existing Orthodox populations already familiar with the gemach system.
NYT > Home Page By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN 2011
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