Tikkun Olam

When my Grandfather was 13

My grandfather's Bar Mitzva was right after the horrific Night of the Long Knives. No one came to shul. Is that what my daughter has to look forward to or is there hope? Op-ed.

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Sarah Margon personifies what’s wrong with America and its Jewry

Sarah Margon was dead wrong. Dead, as in Stephens, Sean Smith, and two CIA operatives, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. Op-ed.

Bordering on chaos

Migrants seeking a better life are not analogous to Jewish refugees who fled countries to protect their lives. Op-ed..

Insights on Tisha B'Av and laws when it starts after Shabbat

When Tisha B'Av is on Motzei Shabbat, Seuda Shlishit is eaten as usual, but one must be careful to stop before sunset. Tikkun on the fast.

“Every man has a name"

in Parshat Shemot we find quite a few people whom the Torah chooses not to call by name. What is this intended to teach us?

How tikkun olam has changed

"Tikkun Olam" historically was preparation, not purpose,

Rabbi Kook’s Essay “HaDor” (“The Generation”)

Does Rav Kook's fundamental essay apply to today's generation as well?

My Jewish takeaway from the Seth Rogen Saga

There is one magical Jewish term that is a substitute for everything else in Judaism - at least to the Seth Rogens among us.

Rescuing “Tikkun Olam”

We must never lose our focus to confront and destroy the disciples of tyranny, even if they appear draped in the robes of Social Justice.

Jewish politics and the sin of false prophecy

Peace with the Palestinians is Tikkun Olam?

Why does the Jewish-American liberal side insist on repairing the world in the context of peace, knowing that this is an hopeless challenge?

US Jewish self-hatred in the face of political anti-Semitism

Can people heal The World?

Is the modern version of tikkun olam really what the sages meant?

'To Heal the World?' The Tikkun Olam distortion

Want to know why Israelis have little patience for Jewish Democrats?

Liberal American Jewish youth's estrangement from Israel

Google gives $700K to Israeli disabilities technology initiative

Major Google grant to Tikkun Olam Makers part of plans to improve lives of 250,000 people suffering from disabilities.

Obama's flawed doctrine on Israel, part of his confused world outlook

Empire of Influence or Conspiracy of Power?

'Israel's Mission: Tikkun Olam - Make the World a Better Place'

Minister releases heartfelt, if quirky, address for Independence Day - bridging ancient heritage and modern marvels.

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