meshulach

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Pronunciations

meshulach (mi-SHOOH-luhch) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A rabbinical emissary sent to collect charity funds.

  • n. "A collector of funds for a yeshiva, kolel, or other religious instituton." (Steinmetz)

Example Sentences

  • "Modern Jewish philanthropy has been changed forever by the invention of the pushke and the meshulach."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • משולח 'messenger, emissary'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa
      • Great Britain
      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      meshulakh

Notes

  • Plural meshulachim or meshulochim.

    Not to be confused with shaliach.

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