Tikkun Olam

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Tikkun Olam is a Jewish theological and ethical concept emphasizing human responsibility to repair, improve, and perfect the world through justice, compassion, and righteous action.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew phrase
Jewish ethical concept
Jewish theological concept
aimsAt improving the world
perfecting the world
repairing the world
appearsIn Mishnah
associatedWith Jewish communal responsibility
Jewish ethics
Jewish philanthropy
Jewish social justice movements
connectedTo covenantal responsibility
idea of partnership with God
contrastedWith purely ritual observance without ethical concern
emphasizes compassion
human responsibility
righteous action
social justice
focusesOn alleviating suffering
promoting equity
protecting the vulnerable
goal creating a more just society
healing social brokenness
sanctifying everyday life through action
hasComponent ethical obligation
spiritual obligation
hasLanguage Hebrew
hasMeaning repair of the world
historicalOriginContext rabbinic literature
influences Jewish organizational missions
Jewish political activism
contemporary Jewish education
involves advocacy for justice
charity
community service
ethical behavior
modernUsage framework for Jewish social justice
term for social action
normativeStatus moral imperative in many Jewish communities
relatedTo Jewish law
Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah
mitzvot
usedInReligion Judaism

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gilgul ("tikkun ha-olam")
associatedConcept
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah ("Tzedakah (charity)")
associatedWith
A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (1999) ("tikkun olam")
emphasizes
Galut
relatedConcept

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