Definitions
n. The saving of lives.
n. A non-profit emergency medical service organization in South Jersey.
Example Sentences
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"According to Haredi media, Hatzulas Nefashos, whose name means 'saving souls,' was founded in 2022 to fill a perceived gap left by Hatzolah in the Lakewood area’s growing and geographically expansive Haredi community." (source)
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"In Jewish law, the priority of hatzalas nefashos, rescuing souls, triumphs over any other mitzvah, even Biblical ones: We desecrate Shabbos to rush someone to the hospital; a severely ill person [does not] fasts on Yom Kippur; and sometimes even, in extenuating circumstances, hilchos niddah are put on hold if a woman needs her husband’s help." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
הַצָּלַת נְפָשׁוֹת
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
hatzalas nefashos, hatsalas nefashos, hatsoles nefashos, hatzoles nefashos, hatsalat nefashot, hatzulas nefashos
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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