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For one thing, all great art is an expression of its creator. But unlike a Rembrandt or a Chagall, our world lacks its artist’s signature. It appears to be a place that “just is”—without an author, without a story, without meaning. Each act of tikkun olam is a fine-tuning of our world’s voices.
- Tzvi Freeman
Tikkun is a magazine and institute that uplifts voices of hope for universal liberation and social change. It covers topics such as politics, ecology, justice, Israel/Palestine, spirituality, and arts.
The earliest use of the term tikkun olam comes in the phrase mip'nei tikkun ha-olam, "for the sake of repairing the world", which appears in the Mishnah (Gittin 4:2–9) with the meaning of amending the law in order to keep society well-functioning.
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Tikkun, to the Baal Shem Tov, was the means by which the common man and woman could find life. Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer —popularly known as the Baal Shem Tov (“Master of a Good Name”)—was a man with a vision of what the Ari had truly meant, and how it was to be implemented.
Learn about the origin and history of Tikkun Olam as we clear away the myths and misconceptions. Discover how each mitzvah is a tikkun for the olam as we dive into its inner meaning. Know enough that you can determine for yourself the centrality of Tikkun Olam to Jewish practice and belief. ...Read More
Tikkun means “repair” or “mend” and is used alongside the word olam (world) to express the Jewish responsibility to “repair the world.” Tikkun also refers to specific texts read on various holidays, including the seventh day of Passover and on Shavuot.
Mar 9, 2011 · In the Tikkun haklali itself (Ps.77) you have a clear example of that same use of Paal and Olel: וְהָגִיתִי בְכָל פָּעֳלֶךָ וּבַעֲלִילוֹתֶיךָ אָשִׂיחָה: so Ynapets, grind, et Olalaykh your makings -here temples of worship- to the ground, which is in context with the whole chapter.
