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Is ‘Tikkun Olam’ for the Betterment of the World, or Just for the Betterment of Divorce?

JL;DR SUMMARY The discussion revolves around the concept of "tikkun olam," which traditionally meant implementing Jewish laws practically and fairly, then evolved into a mystical process of rectifying a broken world, eventually taking on a social justice and political dimension in the last half-century. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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