This phrase with kabbalistic roots has come to connote social justice.

In contemporary Jewish thought.

In contemporary parlance, tikkun olam refers to repairing the earthly world in which we live but in Luria's teachings, complete tikkun would undo the world we know.

There is an important concept in Judaism called Tikkun Olam. Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew phrase that translates to repair ...

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From our friends at Jspot.org: Just in time for Shavuot, Jewish Funds for Justice has released a study guide on ...

Despite the fact that it’s a celebration, I have bittersweet feelings about Juneteenth.Its origins are traced to Union troops arriving ...

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Recently, in a four-part series published in the Charlotte Observer, my old college roommate Binyamin Appelbaum, broke a huge story ...