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Friday word: Tzedakah
Tzedakah, n.: charity, in Hebrew
The root of this word is not "love" as in the English word "charity", but "justice".
As the Sages wrote--
On three things does the world stand: Torah study, chesed (deeds of lovingkindness), and tzedakah.
The root of this word is not "love" as in the English word "charity", but "justice".
As the Sages wrote--
On three things does the world stand: Torah study, chesed (deeds of lovingkindness), and tzedakah.
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