Tikkun means to repair or improve . Olam means the entire world. In Jewish teachings, any activity that improves the world , bringing it closer to the harmonious state for which it was created is considered Tikkun Olam. Tikkun Olam implies that while the world is innately good , its Creator purposely left room for us to improve upon His work .

What Is Tikkun Olam? What does Tikkun Olam mean, who came up with it, and how do I do it?

Tikkun Olam: In Jewish teachings, any activity that improves the world, bringing it closer to the harmonious state for which it was created. 32 Comments Tikkun Olam: A Brief History Beyond Repair

Simple language is always best. Tikkun means "fixing up." 22 Comments

6 Myths and Facts About Tikkun Olam Tikkun Olam means healing, improving and perfecting the world. The notion has hit a wave of controversy lately. So here’s a few major points to clear up. 6 Comments The Seventh Generation From the Upcoming Book, "Wisdom to Heal the Earth"

By the seventh generation of Chabad, the walls separating the Jew from the rest of the world had all come tumbling down. 5 Comments

Fallen Sparks The very core of reality is G-d’s shattered dream, waiting for us to pick up the pieces. 20 Comments The Shechina Exile of the Shechinah and descent of the soul

The feminine side of G-d, and the struggle for reunion. 44 Comments

Who Will Fix the World? From the book, Wisdom To Heal the Earth.

Where the real world happens, from there is its tikun. The salesperson, the school teacher, the business executive, the manufacturer… 10 Comments Why the World Needs Its Soul Modernity is precarious. Our soul believes life has purpose and meaning, while our brains consider our bodies to be no more than walking water bottles of biochemical reactions. 21 Comments

Inner Wisdom From the book, “Wisdom to Heal the Earth”

5 Comments Who Turned Off the Lights? The radical reversal we call world

The little child jumping rope outside, the construction worker drilling steel girders, the ocean’s roar and the big blue sky will all speak of the oneness that breathes within all of them, without the need to sit and ponder. It will be the foreground experience. Because that is what they all truly are. 11 Comments

Darkness Speaks From the book, “Wisdom to Heal the Earth”

At the outset of Creation, He removed all light. And that is the source of all that ever goes wrong. 7 Comments Beyond Intelligent Design From the book, Wisdom To Heal the Earth.

We dwell within a living work of art, perhaps a symphony, or perhaps a dance, of uncountable parts. If we look with open eyes, we will discover the signature of an unknowable Creator within the knowable patterns of nature. 16 Comments

The Mad Psychology of Electronic Gaming How an obsessed gamer taught me the meaning of life.

“And just how,” I asked Dave, “would you render your characters unpredictable? Whatever random functions you write, at the end of the day, you have control.” 8 Comments Healing Begins at Home from the book ”Wisdom to Heal the Earth”

If you don’t know why you’re here, sometimes all you can see is dirt. But once you know your mission, all you see is diamonds. 5 Comments

Am I Responsible For the Entire World? from the upcoming book ”Wisdom to Heal the Earth”

Think of yourself. As far as you are concerned, if you are gone, everything is gone. And the same applies for every other person on this planet. 6 Comments Should I Heal the Planet or Help My Community? What’s my role in life? Is it to “slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet,” or is it to help my own family and community? 3 Comments