As messengers raise their voices to criticize one group for harming another group, their arguments are more persuasive when they emphasize concern for the criticized group.
This focus on tikkun olam at the expense of tikkun adam is a mistake. It is not enough to simply work to make the world a better place. We must also work to make ourselves better people.
In the fight for social justice, an allyship can be built around the simplest unobjectionable message: Black Lives Matter; Stop Asian Hate; End Jew Hatred.
After chatting with the group for a few more minutes, Jones said he had to head off for a White House meeting with President Joe Biden.
The Zionist movement was built on an ideology of tikkun Yisrael, Jews looking out for their fellow Jews.
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