meshulach
Pronunciations
| meshulach | (mi-SHOOH-luhch) | listen |
Definitions
n. A rabbinical emissary sent to collect charity funds.
n. A fundraiser for a yeshiva, kolel, or other religious institution.
Example Sentences
"Modern Jewish philanthropy has been changed forever by the invention of the pushke and the meshulach."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
משולח 'messenger, emissary'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
meshulakh
Notes
plural: 'meshulachim' or 'meshulochim'
Not to be confused with shaliach.
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