Religious Services and Social Action

In past posts, we have considered the extent to which faith can or should shape action in the public sphere. This week we’ll consider a related issue—the relationship between social action and communal religious practices.

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Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Tikkun Olam

As an interfaith initiative, Social Action Ministries recognizes that people come to the work of ending homelessness with a variety of ways of understanding the relationship between faith and social action. This week we will look at a Jewish concept that has made its way beyond solely Jewish circles: the concept of tikkun olam.




Rabbi Jill Jacobs speaks about tikkun olam (posted by JInsider)


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Tikkun Olam: A Reflection from an Interfaith Forum in Waltham, MA

On March 25, 2010, members of faith communities, service providers, and others concerned about the issue of homelessness gathered in Waltham, MA, for “An Interfaith Call to Action: Community Forum on Housing and Homelessness.”

During the opening prayers, Susan Landau, Brandeis University Class of 2010 and entering rabbinical student, shared this reflection about the call in Judaism to build a world in which everyone has food and a home.

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