tzedaka

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I'd read that the translation of the word tzedaka isn't really charity at all, but justice.

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  • Significantly, for me, Telushkin spends more than 100 pages on tzedaka and the Jewish laws of charity. —  JewishReview.org
  • I'd read that the translation of the word tzedaka isn't really charity at all, but justice. —  JewishReview.org
  • Medieval rabbis took this obligation so seriously that they compelled people to give tzedaka the way modern-day governments compel citizens to give taxes. —  JewishReview.org
  • "It's because of all the tzedaka given on that street," said Bayla, "You're not supposed to pass by a beggar without giving something." —  Aish Weekly Articles
  • "Their acts of tzedaka will help Magen David Adom continue their heroic and unrelenting efforts to bring aid and relief to those who have suffered, irrespective of their religion or nationality." —  Totally Jewish News Feed
 

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