By Andrés Spokoiny
Few Hebrew idioms are so well known in the American Jewish community as “Tikkun Olam,” “repair of the world.” The term is understood in modern America as the idea that Jews are called upon to make the world more just, peaceful, tolerant, and equal, through ac … [Read more...] about Tikkun Olam:
A Defense and a Critique
Tikkun Olam
Tikkun Olam:
Mitzvah Day: Good, But (Maybe) Not Tikkun Olam
By Ed Frim Springtime is the Jewish season of volunteering. Good Deeds Day, Mitzvah Day and other such events offer many annual opportunities to feed the hungry, visit the sick and elderly, help abused animals, clean the environment and more. For example, JServe is a … [Read more...] about Mitzvah Day: Good, But (Maybe) Not Tikkun Olam
Taking Responsibility
By Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D. In my recent piece on eJP, “Our Responsibility,” I called on the Jewish community to further prioritize its commitment to repairing the world. One commenter asked “for a follow-up piece that moves from a call to action to a suggested list of act … [Read more...] about Taking Responsibility
From Rwanda, Two Visions of Tikkun Olam
By Lauren Gross and Darren Rabinowitz About an hour outside of Kigali, twenty minutes off the main road, lies an oasis for the orphaned and vulnerable youth of Rwanda called the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village (ASYV). While there, these teens learn English, math, science and … [Read more...] about From Rwanda, Two Visions of Tikkun Olam
Our Responsibility
By Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D. The important reminder that “It’s not about you!” applies to Judaism as much as it does any one person. Judaism is about so much more than itself. I trust that few will argue with the claim that the ‘why?’ of Judaism is the redemption of humanit … [Read more...] about Our Responsibility
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