| 释义 |
‖ tzedaka(h)|tsɛˈdɔka|
[Heb. ṣĕḏāqāh righteousness.]
Charity, the obligation to help one's fellow Jews.
1959D. D. Runes Conc. Dict. Judaism 225/2 Tzedakah, righteousness; charity. 1962New Jewish Encycl. 87/1 The Jewish concept of ‘charity’ has..been refined to mean more than the mere giving of alms; it has been considered as ‘Tzedakah’, an act of justice and righteousness. 1968L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 417 Maimonides set down variously rated forms of tzedaka. 1973Synagogue Light Sept. 30/1 To all who have helped our brothers overseas in the year 5733, let me say that there can be no finer act of Tzedakah. 1978Jewish Chron. 6 Oct. 23/3 Acceptance of the mitzvot, the ritual acts of prayer, tzedaka and so on. |