tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post7746297586983973779..comments2023-10-12T10:09:54.121-04:00Comments on Believing is Knowing: Justice and Altruism - Tzeddek and TzedakahDavid Guttmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-45443826872257850822009-04-27T23:01:00.000-04:002009-04-27T23:01:00.000-04:00It seems to me that Tzedek and tzedakah are two co...It seems to me that Tzedek and tzedakah are two completely different things. Tzedek is justice, like doing the right thing. However, Tzedakah is when you are going beyond the letter of the law. <br /><br />I think that really there is no difference and that a regular person would think that even though this poor man needs his clothes, he can hold on to the blanket because it is a security. This is regular justice, that everyone is treated the same. I mean, a regular person would not get his blanket back. However, the tzedek of Judaism is that of Tzedakah and not the regular justice of everyone being treated the same.E-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327848648278849664noreply@blogger.com