My family and I just celebrated Hanukkah, a holiday that reminds us to rededicate ourselves to the values of the Jewish faith. Central among those for me is the Jewish value of tikkun olam, a Hebrew term from the Torah that means “repair the world.†It is this phrase that often serves as the basis for teaching charity and good works in Judaism. We have an obligation, wherever possible, to try to repair the world.
My family and I just celebrated Hanukkah, a holiday that reminds us to rededicate ourselves to the values of the Jewish faith. Central among those for me is the Jewish value of tikkun olam, a Hebrew term from the Torah that means “repair the world.†It is this phrase that often serves as the basis for teaching charity and good works in Judaism. We have an obligation, wherever possible, to try to repair the world.
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