After the U.S. Mid-Term Elections: The Congressional Role in U.S.-Iran Policy
Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 14, No. 37 November 17, 2014 The new 114th Congress convenes in January 2015 with Republican majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives. Congressional leadership insists on playing a role in the Iranian deal – “Congress has an obligation […]
The “Status Quo” on the Temple Mount
The old status quo on the Temple Mount has been greatly degraded.
How Iran Views the Fall of Sana’a, Yemen: “The Fourth Arab Capital in Our Hands”
Iran commands the Strait of Hormuz and now is trying to seize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Message from the Editor JPSR
Message from the Editor Tikkun Olam is the subject of the present issue of JPSR. What we understand by this term can at the same time be clear and elusive. While it originated in the Talmudic period, the concept of tikkun olam at present has become fashionable and may well include applied programs of practical […]
The Assimilation of Tikkun Olam
INTRODUCTION Tikkun olam is most commonly heard as a slogan for activism, political involvement and social justice. The term has had numerous lives, such that its endurance and malleability over time are truly impressive. It has been used as a pliable legislative justification for changing specific laws and as an eschatological ideal that may describe […]
The Place of Tikkun Olam in American Jewish Life
INTRODUCTION The symbolic moment when the now ubiquitous phrase “tikkun olam” entered the American Jewish mainstream probably took place during the visit of Pope John Paul II to the United States in September 1987. A crisis in Vatican-Jewish relations was precipitated by the Pope’s meeting in June with President Kurt Waldheim of Austria, whose activities […]
The Limits of Tikkun Olam: Questions and Answers
Does the very act of positive ethical behavior automatically fall into the category of tikkun olam, and are there conditions where the term does not apply?
Book Reviews for JPSR Fall 2013, Volume 25, Numbers 3–4
Book Reviews Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, Islam in Europa, Revolten in Mittelost: Islamismus und Genozid von Wilhelm II. und Enver Pascha über Hitler und al-Husaini bis Arafat, Usama bin Ladin und Ahmadinejad sowie Gespräche mit Bernard Lewis [Islam in Europe, Revolts in the Middle East: Islamism and Genocide from William II and Enver Pasha through Hitler […]
Mending the World
To understand how the concept of tikkun olam arose, we have to travel back in time to one of the turning-points in Jewish history: the Spanish expulsion and its aftermath.
Tikkun Olam, Israel and a Just World Order
Several months before he was elected president, Barack Obama invoked the term “tikkun olam” (literally, repairing the world) in order to create a common bond with his American Jewish audience.
Tikkun Olam: A Case of Semantic Displacement
The term “tikkun olam” has become the shibboleth of American Jewry, and like other Jewish words such as “chutzpah” it has entered English vocabulary without translation.
The Long Road to Choosing a New Leader in Iran
It appears that during the coming months’ maneuverings Khamenei will continue to signal that he holds the reins of power.
Parliamentary Recognition of Palestine – Legally, Historically and Politically Questionable
“Recognition of Palestine” Hinders Peace Negotiations
The Role of Hamas and Fatah in the Jerusalem Disturbances
The Brotherhood’s strategy hopes to unite all of the region’s Islamic movements around the idea of the Muslim Caliphate with the Al-Aqsa Mosque as its hub.
The Significance of the First Hizbullah Attack against Israeli Forces since 2006
For the first time since the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Hizbullah claimed responsibility for an attack against Israeli forces.
