This is the Forward’s coverage of tikkun olam, the Jewish concept of repairing the world.
Tikkun Olam
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Opinion After 600 days of war, is it time to retire the phrase ‘tikkun olam’?
As Israeli journalist Ilana Dayan observes, perhaps we can't repair the world — but maybe we can give it a little more air
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Music Peter Yarrow sang the soundtrack to my Jewish childhood
He never led with his Jewishness, but consistently invoked the mandate of 'tikkun olam'
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Politics This election, the Jewish commitment to human rights is on the ballot
GOP policies are a threat to women and LGBTQ communities worldwide
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Culture What losing Tikkun means to me — and to the rest of the Jewish world
Founded in 1986, the magazine set itself an unachievable goal — to repair the world
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Books How Ayn Rand, Emerson and Thoreau perverted the American Dream
In 'Bootstrapped,' Alissa Quart takes aim at our myths and our solipsism
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News ‘What was I doing when I was their age?’ Six Jewish teens, out to change the world
This year’s 15 Diller Tikkun Olam awardees are moving the dial on issues like the refugee crisis, climate change and LGBTQ+ inclusion
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Culture Tobi Kahn marks a new Jewish ritual — with a new piece of art
What does tikkun olam look like? On Yom HaTzedek, a new holiday that falls on Pesach Sheni, it looks like a box. For Tobi Kahn, the renowned painter and sculptor, that box looks like a city awash in deep blue, its interior reflecting the heavens, its slot like a mailbox to God. On a Wednesday…
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