Meshulach

Rabbi Yosef Schwartz

A meshulach (Hebrew: מְשׁוּלָּח, romanizedmeshullaḥ; plural: meshulachim), also known as a shaliach (Hebrew: שָלִיחַ, romanizedshali'aḥ)[1] or SHaDaR (Hebrew: שַׁדָּ״ר, acronym for שְׁלוּחָא 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.

  1. ^ "Shaliaḥ". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Retrieved September 29, 2022.


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