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 חָטִים '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

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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