Tikkun Olam

Remembering Elie Wiesel: A soul on fire and a life dedicated to justice - opinion

Yad Vashem marked the 10th anniversary of Professor Elie Wiesel’s death with a screening of a film on his life and legacy.  His death remains a personal and profound loss. 

|ByIRWIN COTLER
Raoul Wallenberg
Indian PM Narendra Modi speaks at the Knesset plenum on February 25, 2025.

No wavering: Modi's speech firmly aligns himself, and India, with Israel - analysis

To understand the magnitude of Modi’s words, it is necessary to revisit where India once stood, and understand why for decades it has kept Israel diplomatically distant.

|ByHERB KEINON
Ayelet Levin Karp, CEO of SID Israel.

Israeli aid, development groups see 40% drop in international partnerships following Gaza war

Around 60% have also reported that their ability to raise funds has been negatively affected since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A MAN blows a shofar as ‘slihot’ prayers are recited at the Western Wall, during the current month of Elul. The High Holy Days inspire us to act with renewed energy to restore Israel’s reputation and repair the world, says the writer

The High Holy Days are an opportunity to rebuild Israel’s global standing - opinion

This new year is a moment for national reflection: What kind of country does Israel want to be?

|ByAYELET LEVIN-KARP

Hanukkah, tikkun olam: Continuing to light the way - opinion

Rather than sit back and wait for a miracle, we’ve embraced the uphill struggle – and allowed ourselves to find optimism and hope in the results.

NOVEMBER 22, 2021ByJESSY DRESSIN
THE 2020 National Menorah is lit near the White House last December.

Tikkun Olam: How Israel is helping to heal the world

The third of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – the 17 biggest challenges facing our world today – focuses on good health and wellbeing. What is Israel doing to help meet these goals?

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021ByJODIE COHEN
THIS DEVELOPMENT provides incredible hope not just for treating but also preventing Alzheimer’s.

After a horrible year, does a better one await? - opinion

I feel the need to repair the world – tikkun olam – we say in Hebrew, or as others might say, leave the world a better place than when we arrived.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021BySHMULEY BOTEACH
‘And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger, and in His wrath’ – Deuteronomy, Nizavim 29:22

Jewish National Fund launches $1M. climate solution contest

Jewish National Fund of Canada said Wednesday it was launching a new annual $1 million climate solutions prize.

AUGUST 11, 2021ByZEV STUB
From left to right: Jeff Hart, Executive Chair of the Climate Solutions Prize, Laura Gilinski, VP of Philanthropic Partnerships at Start-Up Nation Central, Emily Levy-Shochat, Chair of KKL’s Board Committee for Environment and Science, Efrat Duvdevani, Director General of the Peres Center for Peace

Judaism in the COVID era: What will be lost, gained and changed?

Judaism has always been a social faith, centered on communal activity. However, the demands of COVID-19 prompted Jews from across the religious spectrum to experiment with new models of engagement.

JULY 10, 2021BySAM SOKOL/JTA
Three siblings in Mevaseret Zion, near Jerusalem, wave to their their grandmother in Haifa as she joins their Passover Seder via Zoom

Sue Bird, Zach Banner and Alysha Clark talk tikkun olam, social justice

"There’s a quote [that] ‘ally is a verb, not a noun.’ And that stuck with me. What does it actually mean to be an ally?" Bird asked.

JULY 2, 2021BySAM SOKOL/JTA
Clockwise, from top left: Alysha Clark, Zach Banner, Ben Harbach and Sue Bird

7 events that celebrate Juneteenth through a Jewish lens

If you’d like to commemorate this holiday through a Jewish lens, here are seven events that you and your family can attend or stream online.

JUNE 18, 2021ByJACQUELINE RODERICK
A PROTESTER in Seattle during a Juneteenth march commemorating the end of slavery. We are now reaping the harvest of the seeds of racism and discrimination – the devaluation of black life.

Israeli medical cannabis company Tikun Olam to supply products to UK

In three-year, NIS 37-million deal, ITH Pharma Ltd UK will distribute Tikun Olam's medical cannabis oils.

MAY 3, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Avidekel oil, Tikun Olam Cannbit Pharmaceuticals.

Director of film on voter oppression learns of Jewish role in activism

‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ director Liz Garbus on learning the Jewish tradition of activism from her famous father.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020ByCURT SCHLEIER/JTA
Liz Garbus speaks onstage during the premiere of the Netflix film "Lost Girls" at Eccles Center Theatre in Park City, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020.

Amid coronavirus, Jewish Americans must help the global Jewish community

Jewish Americans must not ignore the significant distress their brothers and sisters are experiencing in Jewish communities around the world.

JUNE 28, 2020ByMICHAEL D. SIEGAL
American Jews [Illustrative]