Between Tikkun Olam and Klal Yisrael

October 22, 2021

“Tikkun olam — repairing the world — is an outgrowth and an expression of Judaism itself,” says Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch. “But sometimes it seems to be the only value Reform Jews emphasize. All of us must do deeds and speak words not only of universal values, but also of Klal Yisrael — the principle of the centrality of the Jewish people.”