tzedakah or zedakah
📖 Definitions
noun
Charitable giving or charity, especially when seen as a moral obligation.
💬 Usage Examples
“A homeless man sat with his knees drawn up in front of him. A little girl leaned against him, clutching a scrap of blanket. I steered over to them and dropped a dollar in his cup. Some might see it as extravagant for tzedakah, but Nathaniel and I could have been them.” Mary Robinette Kowal; The Calculating Stars; Tom Doherty Associates; 2018.