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Hesed Foundation strengthening communities strengthening communities Within Judaism there are two different but interrelated concepts or moral action and behavior Tzedakah sacred practice of charity and gemilut hasadim sacred practice of loving kindness. Jewish tradition distinguishes between them in several ways. The essential difference is already evident in the roots of the words Tzedakah derives fromtzedek justice righteousness and gemilut hasadim derives from hesed loving kindness grace steadfast love. The Hesed Foundation believes tzedakah to be a core component of social justice.