maot hittim

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Pronunciations

maot hittim (mah-OHT khee-TEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A charitable collection taken before Pesach to help poor Jews purchase matzah and the many other special foods required for the holiday.

Example Sentences

  • "Please donate to the maot chitim campaign today." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מָעוֹת חִטִּים, lit. 'money for wheat'

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      maot hitim, maot chittim, maot chitim, maot khittim, maot khitim, maos chitim, ma'os chitim, ma'ot chitim

Notes

  • "Pesach can be very expensive because of the pesachdik foods and wine needed for the week-long holiday. Today, many synagogues participate in this tzedakah project." (JPS)

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