Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Thought and Law (The Orthodox Forum Series) [Paperback]

David Shatz (Editor), Chaim I. Waxman (Editor), Nathan J. Diament (Editor)

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Series: The Orthodox Forum Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1997

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• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765759519
• ISBN-13: 978-0765759511
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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This review is from: Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Thought and Law (The Orthodox Forum Series) (Paperback)

Rabbi Shubert Spero teaches that one characteristic element of Jewish morality is the 'urgency' which Jews feel at learning of some injustice. This symposium is on the subject of 'Tikkun Olam' the ' correction of the world' addresses this central urge of Judaism. It is to ' right the wrongs of the world' and be ' partners with G-d' in the world's creation for good.
The eleven essays here address various aspects of this ideal goal.
Along with the volume's editor Gerald Bildstein essays are contributed among others by Barry Freundel, Meir Tamari, Aaron Levine.
Among the topics considered are 'Tikkun Olam' in relation to Capitalism, to teaching the Seven Noahide Mitzvot, to Public Morality, to health, to a variety of economic, social and political concerns.
Rabbi Joseph Dov Baer Soloveitchik is invoked as teaching that the Jewish confrontation with the world must involve not only transforming the Jewish world for good, but also in transforming the general society of mankind for the better.