To Heal the World?

A devastating critique of the presumed theological basis of the Jewish social justice movement—the concept of healing the world. The obscure Hebrew phrase tikkun olam means literally “healing the world,” and according to Jonathan Neumann, it is the master concept that rests at the core of Jewish left wing activism and its agenda of transformative change. Believers in this notion claim that the Bible asks for more than piety and moral behavior; Jews must also endeavor to make the world a better p