mitzvah
noun
mitz·vah
| \ ˈmits-və
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plural mitzvoth\ ˈmits-ˌvōt
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or mitzvahs
, -ˌvōth , -ˌvōs \
or mitzvahs
Definition of mitzvah
1
: a commandment of the Jewish law
2
: a meritorious or charitable act
Examples of mitzvah in a Sentence
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The occasion’s typically highlighted with prayers, pomp and celebration called the bar (or bat) mitzvah. — Ramona Sentinel, "Ask Mr. Marketing: Today I am a fountain pen," 16 July 2019 Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County in Delray Beach celebrated six women in a ceremony last month who completed an adult b’nai mitzvah course. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "South Florida synagogues offer Jewish life cycle opportunities for adults," 21 June 2019 As the JCS Kosher Food Bank is able to buy food for its families with the project's proceeds, Schwartzbaum noted that the students also learned about the mitzvah of helping families in their community. — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, "Hebrew Academy students learn math skills through restaurant project," 14 June 2018 The community recently performed a mitzvah as 520 local volunteers of different ages delivered Passover food baskets to more than 600 homebound seniors throughout Miami-Dade County. — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, "Volunteers make special deliveries to Miami-Dade seniors during Passover food distribution," 30 Mar. 2018 And to Kevin, for a gift even greater than the mitzvah of matchmaking. — Sari Botton, Longreads, "Inadvertent Matchmaker Seeks a Love of Her Own," 15 Feb. 2018 For Wolf, this mitzvah was personal for him because Zarchi is his brother-in-law. — Sergio Carmona, Jewish Journal, "South Florida Jewish organizations, synagogues partner to aid Puerto Rico," 20 Oct. 2017 Mitzvah clowns have a tradition of getting dressed up wildly and bringing happiness to senior homes and children's hospitals to fulfill the Jewish mitzvah (commandment) of bikur cholim (visiting the sick). — Randall P. Lieberman, Jewish Journal, "Group follows Jewish tradition of clowning," 11 Aug. 2017 Support poured in from several countries, and the Sacramento neighborhood bakery known for its wedding, graduation and bar mitzvah cakes briefly became a touchstone in the transgender-rights movement. — Carla Meyer, sacbee, "Beloved Sacramento bakery turns 30, looks back on ‘Ken doll cakes,’ traffic-jam treats," 4 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mitzvah.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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