Mitzvah

Word MITZVAH
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Definitions and meanings of "Mitzvah"

What do we mean by mitzvah?

A commandment of the Jewish law. noun

The fulfillment of such a commandment. noun

A worthy deed. noun

Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law noun

An act of kindness noun

(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty noun

(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law noun

Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law

An act of kindness, a good deed.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mitzvah

The word "mitzvah" in example sentences

The word mitzvah does not mean “good deed” but actually means commandment. ❋ Ph.D. Wendy Mogel (2001)

“Sometimes a mitzvah is seeing for yourself and coaxing a smile from the darkness.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

"It's what we call a mitzvah, a blessing or a good deed, to go to a funeral. ❋ Kemelman, Harry (1966)

It is considered a blessing - or "mitzvah" - for a congregation to have a Sefer Torah. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He said this like it was a marvelous good deed, something Jeri might have called a mitzvah. ❋ Leslie Jamison (2010)

May we be found worthy by God to be numbered in the circle of these women and men … The reward of a mitzvah is the recognition of the great deed by God. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Shulhan Arukh rules that although it is customary for a man to light the Hanukkah lamp on behalf of the entire household, and although the mitzvah is a time-dependent precept, a woman may fulfill the obligation on behalf of her household (Orah Hayyim 675: 3). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just as the mitzvah of the Hanukkah lights is described as a mitzvah for “a person and his household,” which the man usually performs, women accepted kindling the Sabbath lights as their personal mitzvah. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Our Jewish friends have what is called a mitzvah, which can literally mean a Biblical commandment; in a larger sense it can also mean any act of human kindness. ❋ BRN (2007)

An example is the Jewish Kabbalistic transformation of the notion of mitzvah (“commandment”) to that of ❋ Gellman, Jerome (2005)

The mitzvah is a mitzvah regardless of whether we do it or not, and the transgression is a negative deed whether or not we succumb to it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Temple Judea's Mitzvah Day brings good deeds to the community religion, a mitzvah is a good deed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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