Tikun Olam

Tikun Olam

100

How many times is tikun olam mentioned in the Torah?

0

200

What are the three components of tikun olam for reform Jews?

Tzedakah, chesed (acts of lovingkindness), and tzedek (justice). 

300

What prayer contains the phrase "to fix the world" (letaken olam)?

The Aleinu.

400

What were the three parts of tikun olam for Maimonides?

Studying the Torah, acting with chesed (lovingkindness), and fulfilling the mitzvot (commandments). 

500

When does tikun olam first appear in Jewish text?

Around the year 300, in a Jewish New Year's (Rosh Hashanah) service.

Kabbalah

100

What are the kabbalists known as?

Jewish mystics.

200

What is the connection between Tzfat (city in Israel) and tikun olam?

The concept of tikun olam was developed by the kabbalists. Kabbalah (jewish mysticism) flourished in Tzfat.

300

Who was Rabbi Isaac Luria?

The most influential thinker in all of medieval Jewish mysticism (kabbalah).

400

How did the kabbalists believe we could repair the world?

By doing good deeds and mitzvot (commandments).

500

Why do the kabbalists think the world is broken?

Because, in the moment of creation, divine sparks broke out of God's transcendent existence, fell into the material world, and unbalanced the universe.

Social Justice

100

What American social movement were reform Jews known for supporting in the 60s?

The Civil Rights movement.

200

What type of judaism is known for putting social justice in the center of its community practices?

Reform Judaism.

400

How is tikun olam often viewed in Reform Judaism? 

Jewish social action.