Tikkun olam (Hebrew: תיקון עולם) is a Hebrew phrase which translates to "repairing the world." It is often used in rational circles, such as Maimonidian circles, to refer to as social justice. “Hebrew” redirects here. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... In epistemology and in its broadest sense, rationalism is any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification (Lacey 286). ... Commonly used image indicating one artists conception of Maimonidess appearance Maimonides (March 30, 1135 or 1138–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco and Egypt during the Middle Ages. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the mystical school the concept is understood as the more deeds that are performed, the closer the world will be towards perfection. Chabad and other Luriaic groups believe such acts of a mystical tikkun olam contribute toward the prophesied coming of the Messiah and will ultimately trigger this era.^{[citation needed]} The belief in tikkun olam is also central to the Zohar^{[citation needed]}. Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness. ... For other uses, see Chabad (disambiguation). ... Luria refers to: Salvador Luria, Itaian physician Solomon Luria, Polish poskim Alexander Romanovich Luria, Russian neuropsychologist Isaac Luria, Spanish kabbalist Luria, a long poem by Robert Browning published in 1847 Others Luria-Delbruck experiment Luria Broth This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian  ; Arabic: ,  ; Aramaic:  ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ... The Zohar (Hebrew: זהר Splendor, radiance) is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. ...

In the Talmud

Tikkun olam is used in the Mishnah, in the phrase mip'nei tikkun olam ("because of tikkun olam") to indicate that a practice is followed not because it is Biblical law but because it helps avoid negative social consequences. ^[1] The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ...

In Jewish prayer

The phrase is used in the prayer in Aleinu: l'takken olam b'malkhut Shaddai; "to repair the world in the Kingdom of God." Jewish services are the prayers recited as part of observance of Judaism. ... Aleinu (Hebrew: ‎, our duty) is a Jewish prayer found in the siddur, the classical Jewish prayerbook. ...

In kabbalah

Isaac Luria believes that the creation of the universe by God was unstable, and the early universe, represented by a pottery vessel, could not hold the light of God (the Ein Sof or infinite). In this view, the original form of the universe shattered in shards because human sin introduced an element of impurity into the vessel; the universe that we encounter today is thus broken, and in need of repair. In this belief, the practice of certain rituals or implement of social justice repairs these broken part. The grave of Isaac Luria in Safed Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534 – July 25, 1572) was a Jewish mystic in Safed. ... The Universe is defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur. ... God is the divine being that created the omniverse. ... In the Jewish Kabbalah tradition, Ayn Sof (Ain Sof, Hebrew boundlessness or without end), also known referred to as Divine Being, is the name for God as he is unknown, or the mysterious and ultimate source of all existence. ...

This view has been criticised by many Jews of the rational school for making Judaism a religion and ritual of superstition. ^[2]

In non-traditional groups

In Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, Tikkun olam has taken on a liberal view of social justice. The meaning of this word is based partially on the rational school of Jewish thought and its usage is based on the mystical schools of Isaac Luria. Its idea of social justice is purely liberal and sometimes goes against its usage in the Mishnah and Talmud.^{[citation needed]} Conservative Judaism, (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel predominantly), is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s. ... Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest denomination of American Jews and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th-century Germany. ... Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-based Jewish movement, based on the ideas of the late Mordecai Kaplan, that views Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization. ...

References

1. ^ See Mishnah, tractate Gittin, chapter 4 for several examples [1].
2. ^ http://yediah.blogspot.com/2007/06/answering-amen-as-superstition.html

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See also

• Bee Season, a film featuring tikkun olam
• Kabbalah

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