Sunday, May 11, 2025Elder of Ziyon
Sorry, @NYTimes, but "tikkun olam" is NOT a "central concept of Judaism"
The New York Times says:
Lee Zeldin, the first Jewish administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Thursday affixed a mezuza — a parchment scroll inscribed with Jewish prayers, encased in a small rectangular case — to the door frame of his wood-paneled executive office at the agency’s headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue.
...Many Jewish religious leaders praised Mr. Zeldin for publicly celebrating his identity. But for Jewish environmental activists, the reflection was on something different: Mr. Zeldin’s role in weakening rules designed to limit pollution and global warming.
The obligation to repair the world, or tikkun olam, is a central concept of Judaism. But in his position as leader of the E.P.A., Mr. Zeldin is overseeing a profound overhaul of the agency.
"Tikkun Olam" is not a central concept in Judaism. And the concept of tikkun olam that exists - not in the Torah but in the Talmud and Kabbalah - has nothing to do with environmental or social justice issues.
https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2025/05/sorry-nytimes-but-tikkun-olam-is-not.html
