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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Giving to those in need as a religious duty rooted in justice and righteousness, rather than merely an optional act of generosity.
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Paper 1
Revise: Moral PrinciplesTzedakah refers to giving to those in need as a duty of justice and righteousness. Although it is often translated as “charity”, it is not simply a generous choice made when someone feels like helping.
Paper 1, Paper 3
The Jewish obligation to support people in need. Often translated as ‘charity’, it expresses a responsibility to act justly rather than merely optional generosity.
Revise: Wealth and Poverty in JudaismTzedakah is the Jewish obligation to support people in need. Although it is commonly translated as ‘charity’, it is not simply a generous extra that someone may choose to offer. Its connection with tzedek, meaning justice or righteousness, presents giving as fulfilling a duty rather than doing someone a favour.
Charitable giving understood in Judaism as a responsibility connected with justice.
Explain the connection between a belief and an action: for example, tzedakah is a duty of justice, so giving to people in need is not simply an optional favour.
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