Posts Tagged: Tikkun Olam
Jewish Leaders Praise Retiring Congressman Henry Waxman
JNS.org - Jewish leaders praised U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who on Thursday announced his intent to retire, for his contributions to the U.S.-Israel...
Preventing a Nuclear Iran is an Act of Tikkun Olam
Tikkun Olam: the Hebrew phrase for repairing a broken world and making it a better place. Some analysts argue that Iran's new president will bring a...
The Fallacy, Delusion and Myth of Tikkun Olam
All illustration of Jews praying in synagogue on Yom Kippur. The term Tikkun Olam is misused due to ignorance in the pursuit of virtuous goals...
Tikkun Olam: Ethical Mitzvot are Mitzvot
In the aftermath of human tragedy such as the Boston Marathon bombings (pictured), those of us who think of ourselves as...
Sharansky Re-elected as Jewish Agency Chairman
Members of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Board of Governors has re-elected Natan Sharansky for another term as JAFI's chairman of the executive, Israel Hayom...
Reform Leader Sees GA as Synergy of Federation and Synagogue Worlds (INTERVIEW)
BALTIMORE—Rabbi Rick Jacobs, head of the Reform movement's congregational arm, was an atypical choice as scholar-in-residence for the 2012 Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)...
Jewish Cult Survivor Fights for Others’ Freedom
Steve Hassan's story begins like that of so many cult victims. Deceptively recruited by three "pretty women," he was quickly indoctrinated by the Unification Church...
The Jewish Struggle for Universal Human Rights
One of the conundrums associated with the enduring nature of global anti-Semitism which has soared exponentially in recent years, is why, having made such disproportionate...
How the BBC got Duped by Anti-Zionist Blogger Richard Silverstein
Richard Silverstein is one of the more shrill and dishonest commentators in a very crowded anti-Zionist blogosphere and - as the title of his blog,...
Salzburg Music Festival Address by Rabbi Arthur Schneier
The following is a transcript of an address given by Rabbi Arthur Schneier at the Salzburg Music Festival in Austria, 2012. Your Eminence, Cardinal Schönborn,...
INTERVIEW: Natan Sharansky on Funding, Identity Building, and Democracy
After spending nine years in the Soviet Gulag, Natan Sharansky learned not to get too caught up in current events. "You have to look at [the...
The Collapse of Zionist Leadership
The Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization will be meeting in Jerusalem next week. Of late, the media have been conveying the message that many...
X-Men: First Class’ Magneto and the State of Israel: Friend or Foe?
Devin Faraci, once a fellow writer for CHUD.com, recently posted an opinion piece (linked here) that analyzed X-Men: First Class' portrayal of Magneto from the point...
