The Jewish leftists love the idea of Tikun Olam can someone explain the meaning

[mord]

The real meaning

[Tag-MehirTzedek]

Literally-

 Tikkun- rectification (of)
 Olam- the world.

[Rubystars]

I think the leftists think they are helping the world by stamping out "racism", "intolerance", "inequities", etc. For example by demonizing and trying to eliminate white people, they feel they are making the world a better place and they call this fighting against "Racism". By promoting the gay agenda and even beginning to promote pedophilia, and also promoting Islam and general third world encroachment into first world countries, they are fighting "intolerance". By implementing the communist/socialist agenda to take money and resources from those who earn it and redistribute it to nonworking people both domestically and internationally, they are fighting "inequities".

They are repairing the world by destroying it. 

[Zelhar]

I don't think I heard real rabbis ever talk about tikun olam. and if they did never as a moto for social agenda.

[muman613]

I don't think I heard real rabbis ever talk about tikun olam. and if they did never as a moto for social agenda.

Indeed 'Real Rabbis' do talk about Tikkun Olam. It is an integral part of the Jewish mission. As Tag said it means to 'rectify the world'. According to the sages of the talmud, and according to mystical sources, the world has been in need of rectification ever since Adam and Chava disobeyed the first commandment given in Gan Eden. Various other sins are discussed in the Torah which require rectification by the Jewish people, these were discussed in todays Torah portion including the sin of the Golden Calf, the rejection of the Manna from Heaven, and the sin of the spies.

It is unfortunate that the term has been 'hijacked' by the leftist Jews to mean following after every liberal cause whether it really is a Jewish cause or not. It is not Tikkun Olam to campaign for 'Gay Rights or Marriage' that goes against the Torah and thus it can never be Tikkun Olam. Helping the enemies of the Jewish people is not Tikkun Olam, when it expressly is forbidden by the Torah.

The Orthodox do not worry about what people think 'Tikkun Olam' is. We just do the commandments and know that through them we are rectifying the sins of the world....

http://www.torah.org/qanda/seequanda.php?id=309

What does Tikkun Olam mean?

The halachic concept of Tikkun Olam is first mentioned in the Mishnah (Gittin, Chs. 4-5) in relation to Takkanos (Rabbinic ordinances) that were made for the good of society. The phrase "le-takken olam" also occurs in the Alenu prayer, where it refers to the improvements that will be made in the world in the Messianic age. The term Tikkun Olam is used nowadays in reference to the idea that the Jews have responsibilities to society at large. Various aspects of this idea are discussed in depth in the book Tikkun Olam, published in 1997 by Jason Aronson (Northdale, NJ), which contains papers presented at a symposium held on March 13-14, 1994 in New York.
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http://www.jewishideas.org/articles/tikkun-olams-practical-meaning-and-potential-signif

Recent years have seen a surge of projects in social justice, humanitarianism, ecology and similar endeavors, aiming both to bolster Jewish identity and enhance Jews' standing with other communities, couched in terms of Tikkun Olam. This traditional term, literally meaning "repair and restoration of the world," has come to signify a Jewish commitment to ethically charged social activism, and well beyond the parameters of Jewish communities as such

Thinking about Tikkun Olam and its place in Jewish life entails coming to grips with a number of basic, practical questions. For instance:

•   Do we have a reasonably clear vision of what Tikkun Olam means in today's world?
•   What should we concretely do in order to work for the realization of those visions?
•   Should the Jewish People proceed in Tikkun Olam by exclusively or distinctively Jewish ventures? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so, both substantively and in terms of perceptions?
•   What ought to be the shape of institutional cooperation between Israel and the Diaspora on Tikkun Olam projects?
•   What should be the appropriate venues for recruitment, organization and financing Jewish efforts for Tikkun Olam?

Before proceeding to these issues, some more basic introduction is necessary, and that is what this paper seeks to provide. It seeks briefly to suggest some lines of conceptual order and clarity that can help us make sense of the welter of activities that are and may be pursued under the rubric of Tikkun Olam; to lay out the pros and cons of different forms of activity in their various rubrics; to raise some - hopefully constructive - questions and criticisms regarding these activities as a whole and their place in organized Jewish life; and, in closing, to suggest some tentative policy directions for Jewish activists, professionals and concerned citizens that may help focus the work of Tikkun Olam and better realize the potential good it may work for the Jewish people at large and the family of humanity as a whole.
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See also:

http://www.oztorah.com/2007/08/tikkun-olam-ask-the-rabbi/

[muman613]

http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/publicat/hazon/tzedaka/brokenworld.htm

Fixing Our Broken World: Tikun Olam

Introduction:

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, a noted biblical commentator of the 19th century, focused on the deeper meaning of Hebrew words. According to Rabbi Hirsch, the Hebrew word rah - evil - is related to the Hebrew word ra'ah - to shatter, to break. He writes: Evil appears as something “broken” – moral harmony disturbed – where the whole is no longer ruled by a uniform idea (commentary to Genesis 2:9). When there is no longer a unifying spiritual vision, the harmony and wholeness of the world is shattered, and as a result, we live in a broken world.
 
Dear Friends,
 
The goal of the Torah path is tikun olam – the fixing of the world. The ancient term tikun olam was rediscovered by a new generation of Jewish social activists who began to explore their Jewish roots during the late 1960's and early 70's. In their desire to connect to Jewish tradition, they began to use this term to describe their own social activism; however, many were unaware of how the tradition itself defines this term.
 
We will begin to discuss the deeper meaning of tikun olam in order to better understand the process which leads to this noble goal. This term appears in the ancient Aleinu prayer, where it states: “To fix the world through the sovereignty of the Almighty.” The Hebrew word for sovereignty in this phrase is malchus. According to the noted 18th century sage, the Vilna Gaon, malchus refers to a sovereignty that is willingly accepted by the people, unlike a dictatorship which is forced on the people. In the messianic age, explains the Vilna Gaon, all the peoples of the earth shall willingly accept the Divine sovereignty and join together in unity to serve the Divine purpose. (Commentary of the Vilna Gaon to Proverbs 27:27)

 

My Rebbe, Rav Aharon Feldman, pointed out to me that malchus, according to Hebrew grammar, is a “feminine” word. Rav Feldman explained that the Divine malchus mentioned in this prayer is therefore referring to the sovereignty of the Shechinah - the Divine Presence. As we discussed previously, the Shechinah expresses the “feminine” attributes of Hashem – the Compassionate One. In the teachings of Kabbalah, Rav Feldman added, malchus refers to the sovereignty of the Shechinah on this earth. As the ancient Aleinu prayer reveals, we fix the world through accepting this Divine sovereignty.

 

To understand this process, we need to remember that the shattered state of the world began when the first human couple forgot that they were only the custodians of the Garden of Eden with the responsibility to “serve and protect” the Garden (Genesis 2:15). They began to imagine that they were the sovereigns of the Garden who were free to consume “all” its fruits. In other words, the concept of “forbidden fruit” would no longer apply when it interfered with their pleasures. Their arrogant and selfish behavior shattered the harmony and wholeness of the world; however, the Torah enables us to repair the damage through acknowledging the sovereignty of the Shechinah.

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

In real Judaism, tikun olam is accomplished through Torah and mitzvot (according to the halacha).  Leftists and reform cultists hijacked the phrase and made it into their utopian battlecry.  They associated tikun olam w stalinist ideals rather than with Torah ideals.

[muman613]

[USAReturn2GodNow1776]

I think the leftists think they are helping the world by stamping out "racism", "intolerance", "inequities", etc. For example by demonizing and trying to eliminate white people, they feel they are making the world a better place and they call this fighting against "Racism". By promoting the gay agenda and even beginning to promote pedophilia, and also promoting Islam and general third world encroachment into first world countries, they are fighting "intolerance". By implementing the communist/socialist agenda to take money and resources from those who earn it and redistribute it to nonworking people both domestically and internationally, they are fighting "inequities".

They are repairing the world by destroying it.

And progressives are starting to get bold enough to say what they really mean.
http://principles-of-progressive-politics.blogspot.com/2009/07/principle-of-progressive-politics-white.html