(Go: >> BACK << -|- >> HOME <<)

To sponsor a day of Jewish learning in memory of a loved one or in honor of a wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, or other happy occasion, click here.

TZEDAKAH: Charitable Giving

Tzedakah literally means righteousness, but it is often interpreted as charity, because Judaism views giving as the ultimate act of righteousness. Whether it is teaching a skill, donating goods, or giving money, tzedakah is an integral part of living a Jewish life and is in fact required of all Jews.

LATEST ARTICLES: JEWISH PRACTICES

  • Environmental Awareness

    Rejuvenating Ourselves and Our Planet

  • Fruit Tree

    Judaism has special rituals for springtime, Nissan, and Passover.

  • Hermeneutics (Drash)

    A method for learning Torah, developed by the rabbis of the Talmud.

  • Ordination (Semihah)

    How does a rabbi become a rabbi?

  • Compassion

    Compassion is fellow feeling, the emotion of caring concern; in post-biblical Hebrew rahamanut, interestingly from the word rehem, 'womb', originating in the idea of either motherly love or sibling love (coming from the same womb)

BLOG HEADLINES