rachmones

English

Etymology

Yiddish

Noun

rachmones (uncountable)

1. (Judaism) Mercy, compassion, pity.
   • 1969, Philip Roth, “The Jewish Blues”, in Portnoy’s Complaint‎^[1], New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 75:

     We all haven’t been lucky enough to have been born Jews, you know. So a little rachmones on the less fortunate, okay?

   • 2009 September 27, “‘Why Are Jews Liberals?’”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     Jews are liberals because of rachmones, often translated as compassion, but really so much more.

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