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Tzedakah box (Pushke), Charleston, 1820, silver, National Museum of American Jewish History. Tzedakah (Hebrew: צְדָקָה ṣədāqā, [ts(e)daˈka]) is a Hebrew word meaning "righteousness", but commonly used to signify charity. [1] This concept of "charity" differs from the modern Western understanding of "charity".
Vestige of a Jewish gravestone depicting a tzedakah box. The earliest mention of a tzedakah box is in connection with the priest Jehoiada , who crafted a chest with a hole in its lid, positioning it next to the altar 's main entrance on the southern side of the Temple .
The word sadaqa is interchangeably used with zakat and nafaqa in some contexts, [3] but while zakat is obligatory, sadaqa usually refers to voluntary donations. [ 1 ] Zakat is a required minimum contribution by Muslims in terms of money and property or goods that can help Muslims who need assistance, while sadaqah can be in the form of money ...
Near the office of Mexico's new president the country's first synagogue celebrates the Jewish New Year. With Claudia Sheinbaum as president, what does it mean to be Jewish in Mexico? Skip to main ...
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The term eruv is a shortening of eruv chatzerot (עירוב חצרות ), literally a "merger of [different] domains" (into a single domain). This makes carrying within the area enclosed by the eruv no different from carrying within a single private domain (such as a house owned by an individual), which is permitted.
The JDC began its efforts to save Jews with a donation of $50,000 from Jacob Schiff, a wealthy Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the main funder of the organization and helped raise funds to save and aid Jews around the world. Additionally, the American Jewish Relief Committee helped collect funds for the JDC.
People walk a historic downtown neighborhood just a few blocks behind the National Palace in the historic Jewish neighborhood where a wave of Jewish migrants arrived in the early 20th century.