Core tenet of Judaismheld by most
Repairing the world is human work.
Tikkun olam: creation is unfinished, and justice is a duty rather than an aspiration.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Tikkun olam — repair of the world — grew from a kabbalistic image: creation as vessels shattered, sparks scattered, humanity assigned the gathering. In modern Judaism it names the conviction that ethical work is not preparation for redemption but participation in it.
From the sources — the passages this rests on; concise renderings, cited
It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to desist from it.
Pirkei Avot 2:16 — Rabbi Tarfon
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
The alms round.
Buddhism · rite
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The tithe.
Christianity · precept
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The neighbour.
Islam · precept
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Work honestly, and share what you earn.
Sikhism
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Charity is doing your job well.
The New Church (Swedenborgianism) · precept
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Soup, soap and salvation — in that order, and the order is the doctrine.
The Salvation Army
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