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In India, Connecting to the Local Community and Each Other through Service

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By Hannah Hess “I like to refer to God as a nudnik. A tikkun olam nudnik,” quips Jacob Sztokman, founder of Gabriel Project Mumbai (GPM). The former Israeli hi-tech and marketing executive has made it his life’s mission to help children in the slums of Mumbai, India integrate … [Read more...] about In India, Connecting to the Local Community and Each Other through Service

Considering The Place of Tikkun Olam in British Jewish Identity

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By Liam Hoare eJewish Philanthropy The United Kingdom is decidedly more mid-Atlantic than its actual geopolitical position belies. British politics, culture, and society would be recognizable to both continental Europeans and Americans, and yet not; it would be hard to define … [Read more...] about Considering The Place of Tikkun Olam in British Jewish Identity

Australia’s Stand Up brings Tikkun Olam to the Down Under

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By Maayan Jaffe eJewishPhilanthropy.com “For I have been a stranger in a strange land” (Exodus 2:22). It is a quote straight out of the Torah, but one wrought with meaning for the Jewish community of Australia. The Australian Jewish Community has the highest number of … [Read more...] about Australia’s Stand Up brings Tikkun Olam to the Down Under

‘Make Real Change’ – New Efforts Bring Tikkun Olam to South African’s Social Change Vocabulary

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By Maayan Jaffe eJewishPhilanthropy.com How do you define tikkun olam? According to a new organization, OLAM, tikkun olam is the Jewish people’s moral obligation to care for the stranger and repair the world. OLAM, a collaboration of the Alliance for Global Good, Charles … [Read more...] about ‘Make Real Change’ – New Efforts Bring Tikkun Olam to South African’s Social Change Vocabulary