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The future of the Jewish people | Urib
A very interesting talk.
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Tahl Raz, the American-born son of ex-Israeli parents, wrote for several newspapers before becoming one of the managers of Jewcy.com – a Jewish oriented website, which sees itself as part of a growing movement to the recovery of American Jews.
Tahl Raz
In this interview Tahl Raz presents the case for reform in the organization – and values – of American Jewry. He questions the intermarriage crisis, calls for a revival of the Jewish notion of Tikkun Olam (fixing the world), and has mixed feelings about the federation system – the organizations that made American Jewry the powerful influence it has become.
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I have an internship at AJC this summer and I've found that when people (usually the young staff/other interns) say "tikkun olam" here, they really mean "social justice" or "human rights" and they identify it as the most important Jewish task and as what they think should be Jewish organizations' central mission. I think this kind of work is important especially considering the history of the world's treatment of Jews (I believe everyone understands what I'm talking about, but if not you can download lots of info by http://rapid4me.com SE); but when it's about everyone else only and not about Jews, I stop seeing why it's specifically Jewish. "Tikkun olam" does not actually mean "social justice."