Religious Studies GCSE
Tzedakah
What Tzedakah means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A mandatory act of justice rather than optional philanthropy, typically involving giving ten percent of one's income.
Giving to charity, given as an example of ethical behaviour governed by mitzvot between humans.
Topics that use Tzedakah
- Judaism - 3.1.6.1 Beliefs and teachings (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Covenant
- Creation
- Diversity of Jewish Belief
- Divine Judgement
- Divine Justice
- Free will
- Immanence
- Life after death
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