Hatzalah

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Pronunciations

Hatzalah (HAH-tsa-LAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organization serving Jewish communities around the world to remedy language, religion, and culture barriers.

Example Sentences

  • "It is a shame that you are such a [bigot] and am haaretz yourself. This has nothing to do with halacha, it has to do with common sense, if you saw a person hit by a car in the street on Shabbos, would you not call for hatzolah and offer aid to the person to prevent their death [on] Shabbos or Yom Tov?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הַצָּלָה 'rescue, relief'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Hatzala, Hatzalo, Hatzaloh, Hatzola, Hatzolah, Hatzolo, Hatzoloh

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