Posts Tagged: Tikkun Olam
Lighting Up the World
JNS.org - A fellow was shipwrecked on a faraway island and barely managed to survive. Finally, after a long time, a ship passed by, and...
Ending the ‘Liberal Jewish Savior Complex’ on Israel
JNS.org - Tikkun Olam has become one of the concepts most commonly associated with Judaism among more progressive elements of the Jewish community. The term,...
This Israeli Independence Day Celebrates More Than One Kind of Freedom
As the State of Israel celebrates its 73rd Independence Day, there is no denying that the number one event of the past year has been...
Instead of Cancelling Meyers Leonard, Let’s Invite Him for Shabbat Dinner
JNS.org - The process of cancelling NBA player Meyers Leonard for using an antisemitic slur has begun in earnest. The social media condemnation machine is...
O Brave New (Repaired) World
Jonathan Neumann’s new book To Heal the World?: How the Jewish Left Corrupts Judaism and Endangers Israel is a scathing analysis of the pseudo-religion of “tikkun...
‘Tikkun Olam’ in the New Year 5779
JNS.org - “I wish all my Jewish friends in Iran and Jews worldwide a very happy new year filled with peace and harmony,” said Iran’s Foreign...
A Conversation About Tikkun Olam and Its Discontents
The question of why non-Orthodox American Jews tend to be disproportionately progressive politically has occupied the thoughts of intellectuals and pundits, both Jewish and Gentile,...
Tikkun Olam Is the Enslavement of Judaism to Liberal Politics
On the second night of Passover in April 2009, several White House staffers gathered in the Old Family Dining Room for Seder night, the Jewish...
Who Loses When Synagogues Join the Resistance?
JNS.org - For many years, every population study has shown that the American synagogue is in trouble. The demographic collapse of non-Orthodox Jewry has affected...
Jews Are Not Inherently Righteous; Only Our Actions Make Us So
No word in the Torah is as central to Judaism as the word kedusha (holiness). But no word in the Jewish tradition is as dangerous as this...
Author of New Book on Connection Between Jews, Punk Rock Describes Bands Flinging Gefilte Fish, Bagels at Audience (INTERVIEW)
Some punk rockers integrate their Jewish identity into their music through food, the author of a new book on the topic told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Michael Croland,...
Christian Israel Advocate Uses ‘Docutainment’ to Convey Pro-Jewish State Message to Millennials (INTERVIEW)
"We are seeing a disturbing trend among those who adhere to replacement theology and supersessionism,” said Laurie Cardoza-Moore, businesswoman, theologian, lobbyist and filmmaker from Nashville,...
The Houston Flood, Jewish Values, and Human Values
JNS.org - As Jewish media far and wide started picking up on the story of this week's devastating flood in Houston, which hit Jewish-heavy neighborhoods...
A Tisha B’Av Message: Jews Must Fight to Prevent Their Destruction
I first wrote this essay about Tisha B'Av in 2011 and have been revising it each year ever since. This year's version takes...
