gemilut chasadim

Definitions

• n. "Literally, "acts of loving kindness"", (JPS) often used in reference to charitable activities.
  

Example Sentences

• "Visiting a nursing home and donating food to a soup kitchen are examples of gemilut chasadim."
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• גמילות חסדים
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

gemilus chasadim, gemilut hasadim