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Nov. 23, 2021
Hanukkah, tikkun olam: Continuing to light the way – opinion
The Jerusalem PostThis article originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on November 22, 2021.
When you dedicate yourself to building a more just world, it’s natural to focus on how much remains to be done in pursuit of such a lofty goal. Tikkun olam, the Jewish value of repairing the world, is an uphill struggle.
Baked into Repair the World’s core organizational values is an acknowledgment that our work will never be finished, yet that doesn’t deter us from advancing it. The Jewish people are called upon to leave our communities stronger than we found them, to make a significant contribution and then to hand the unfinished efforts off to future generations.
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