sheluchey mitzvah enam nizokim

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Pronunciations

sheluchey mitzvah enam nizokim (sheh-loo-KHEY meets-VAH eh-NAHM nee-zoh-KEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • sent. 'Someone pursuing a mitzvah comes to no harm'; said when giving money for charity to someone who is embarking on a trip so that the person is kept safe on their journey.

Example Sentences

  • "Here, give this to charity when you get to Amsterdam—sheluchey mitzvah enam nizokim."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • שלוחי מצוה אינן ניזוקין

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

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Notes

  • "There is a widespread Jewish folk custom to give a coin to someone setting out on a long journey, for it to be given on arrival to tsedaka (charity). By making that person a token sheluach mitzvah (agent for a mitzvah), folk hope to merit the maxim shelnchey mitzvah enam nizokim—God looks after those engaged on a righteous mission. This Talmudic proverb is still said when someone sets out on one." (Glinert)

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