tikkun
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- noun
- /ˈtiːkʊn/
- From the Kabbalah, I understood this as the desire for tikkun, or correction, which is in all human beings to some degree.
- tikkun olam
- to repair through tikkun
Examples
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And we try in our own small way to mend our exile by mending the world, by tikkun olam.
Academic text (1995) -
First, we give according to Tikkun Olam, which essentially says that we should give as much as we can to help heal the world.
Blog text (6) -
Tikkun olam-- to make things whole.
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Tikkun olam, the fixing of the world.
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Then we will experience Tikkun Olam, and our exiles will be gathered in peace.
Blog text (29) -
Now, any act of goodness, altruism, kindness, that contributes to that idea is considered tikkun olam.
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We are therefore to partner with God to preserve and uplift the world (tikkun ha'olam).
Blog text (2) -
Because if we strive, as Jews, for tikkun olam, to heal the world, we need to confront the issues that threaten to destroy it and us.
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It is most important that these traditions be valued and animated for our time; they represent diasporic values, struggles for social justice, and the exceedingly important Jewish value of "repairing the world" (Tikkun).
Blog text (29) -
In Jewish teachings, tikkun refers to the spiritual repair of one's actions and intentions.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tikkun comes from Hebrew and means 'repair' or 'fixing'. In Jewish use it often means making a person, a community, or the world better — think of the phrase tikkun olam, 'repairing the world', which shows why tikkun means spiritual improvement.