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Meshulach

A meshulach (Hebrew: מְשׁוּלָּח, romanized: meshullaḥ; plural: meshulachim), also known as a shaliach (Hebrew: שָלִיחַ, romanized: shali'aḥ)[1] or SHaDaR (Hebrew: שַׁדָּ״ר, acronym for שָׁלִיחַ דְרַבָּנָן),[note 1] was an emissary sent to the Diaspora to raise funds (ḥalukka) for the existence of the Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel. The institution of the Emissaries of the Land of Israel, which began in ancient times, developed and contributed greatly to the connection between Diaspora Judaism and the Jews in the Land of Israel, and to the cultural life of the Jewish communities.

Role of the meshulach edit

Often an individual meshulach may operate as an independent contractor for several different organizations, taking a portion of the proceeds as profit.

Notable meshulachim edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ SHelichei DeRabonan, an emissary of the rabbis; according to others, the acronym is SHelichah DeRachmanah, an emissary from God.

References edit

  1. ^ "Shaliaḥ". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Nepi, Graziadio; Ghirondi, Mordecai (1853). Toledot Gedoley Yisra'el. Trieste: Tipografia Marenigh.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Michael, Heimann Joseph (1891). Or ha-Ḥayyim. Frankfurt.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Azulai, Ḥayyim Joseph David (1774). Shem ha-Gedolim. Vol. i. Livorno. p. 34.
  5. ^ Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. p. 18.
  6. ^ Qiryah Ne'emanah. p. 114.

Bibliography edit

  • Avraham Yaari - Emissaries of the Land of Israel - The History of Missions from the Land to the Diaspora, from the destruction of the Second Temple to the Nineteenth Century ,Hebrew, Jerusalem (1871. Reprinted in 1977; and in 1977, in two volumes).

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