This focus on tikkun olam at the expense of tikkun adam is a mistake. It is not enough to simply work to make the world a better place. We must also work to make ourselves better people.
After chatting with the group for a few more minutes, Jones said he had to head off for a White House meeting with President Joe Biden.
Relations between American Jews and Israel have also been subjected to these rising tensions when compromises seem unachievable and the concept of the common good is eroded.
The Zionist movement was built on an ideology of tikkun Yisrael, Jews looking out for their fellow Jews.
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