tikkun olam

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew תִּקּוּן עוֹלָם (repairing the world). The Hebrew phrase has been used to refer to a variety of things through Jewish history, including the elimination of idolatry.

Noun[edit]

tikkun olam (uncountable)

  1. The value, prominent in Liberal Judaism, of helping and bettering society as a whole.