Tikkun olam תיקון עולם

[guno]

This is why some ask why we Jews are for the most part Liberal and favor social action


Tikkun olam” (literally, “world repair”) has come to connote social action and the pursuit of social justice. The phrase has origins in classical rabbinic literature and in Lurianic kabbalah, a major strand of Jewish mysticism originating with the work of the 16th-century kabbalist Isaac Luria.

The term “mipnei tikkun ha-olam” (perhaps best translated in this context as “in the interest of public policy”) is used in the Mishnah(the body of classical rabbinic teachings codified circa 200 C.E.). There, it refers to social policy legislation providing extra protection to those potentially at a disadvantage.

Tikkun Olam Repairing the World - My Jewish Learning

 

[Delta4Embassy]

"The position of women is not nearly as lowly as many modern people think; in fact, the position of women in halakhah (Jewish Law) that dates back to the biblical period is in many ways better than the position of women under American civil law as recently as a century ago. Many of the important feminist leaders of the 20th century (Gloria Steinem, for example, and Betty Friedan) are Jewish women, and some commentators have suggested that this is no coincidence: the respect accorded to women in Jewish tradition was a part of their ethnic culture."
Judaism 101 The Role of Women

"Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim: Cruelty to Animals

Judaism places great stress on proper treatment of animals. Unnecessary cruelty to animals is strictly forbidden, and in many cases, animals are accorded the same sensitivity as human beings. This concern for the welfare of animals is unusual in Western civilization. Most civilized nations did not accept this principle until quite recently; cruelty to animals was not outlawed until the 1800s, and even now it is not taken very seriously.

The primary principle behind the treatment of animals in Jewish law is preventing tza'ar ba'alei chayim, the suffering of living creatures."
Judaism 101 Treatment of Animals

 

[RoshanNair]

Lies! All Jews are a cross between Bernie Madoff, Jordan Belfort, and Leon Trotsky.

Also, you all have big red horns on your head.

 

[HaShev]

Horns=powers
The scarlot beast 2 horn devil symbolized the 2 horn system of Rome (which used the color red)
1)the political power
2)religious authority that masked the Political power

This thread is about bettering and repairing the world and that includes removing predjudices like your statement.
You therefore are in opposition to being complete & whole (shalem) which is why you have no Shalom.
Shalom only comes from Shalem-remember that!

 

[RoshanNair]

Horns=powers
The scarlot beast 2 horn devil symbolized the 2 horn system of Rome (which used the color red)
1)the political power
2)religious authority that masked the Political power

This thread is about bettering and repairing the world and that includes removing predjudices like your statement.
You therefore are in opposition to being complete & whole (shalem) which is why you have no Shalom.
Shalom only comes from Shalem-remember that!

Wow....you couldn't tell that I was kidding? The horns dig should've been the give-away.

 

[HaShev]

Madoff is no joke, the damage he did to individuals and charities was immense. If he followed the basic commandments then we would not gave this discussion, therefore disgrace for these men's behavior is an inadvertant validation for Torah not an opposition.