טוֹבַת הַכְּלָל (לְטוֹבַת הַכְּלָל)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The common good/ the benefit of the public/ the general good/ (for the public good)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Something that is good for the benefit of the general public. The interests of the public as a whole, as opposed to those of a small group.

("Through his business dealings he came into contact with government and church officials, and when necessary he used these connections for the common good" - Responsa of the Rema, section 90; and likewise: "Our friend Yitzhak was upright and decent and did not cover up his actions, even when they were to his detriment, all the more so in a matter that concerns the common good" - Agnon / Only Yesterday, 451)