10/07/2025 08:30 - 10:45

HALL: Lecture Hall 05

Proponent: Klein B.

Speaker: Klein B.

Tikkun Olam: "Repairing the world" - this concept was developed by Jewish mystics in the Galilean city of Safed in the 17th century. As descendants of the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula, they had recently experienced and survived the shattering of their world. While these mystics had wanted to put the fragments of the world back together again primarily through keeping the commandments, prayer and study, the concept of Tikkun Olam - originating from American Judaism - has experienced a tremendous renaissance over the past thirty years. Jewish communities, groups and initiatives in all parts of the world are striving to eliminate discord, social injustice and environmental destruction and to bring about the necessary social changes in a form of social messianism. The contributions of this panel will present concrete examples.