Talk:Tikkun olam

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Is this English language wikipedia or what? Mikkalai 07:57, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

• Extremely important concept in Judaism, a religion of some note. Let's delete Jihad and Novus Ordo Missae while we're at it. A breathtakingly obvious keep, though we need to merge it into Tikkun Olam and redirect. Samaritan 08:51, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • I've merged into Tikkun Olam, crediting author User:Rbarenblat in my edit summary. I'm still staggered this is on VfD. Samaritan 09:03, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. A noteworthy concept. Even got a magazine named after it. Why is this here? -- Smerdis of Tlön 16:22, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Are you sure that the magazine is after the term, not just Tikkun in its own meaning?Mikkalai 22:43, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Kinda both. Tikkun gets its name from the Hebrew word, "tikkun," which means "to transform, heal and repair." This concept was developed in the Zohar, a central text of the Kabbalah, to refer to the kind of healing and transformation of the world, "tikkun olam," in which each of us can participate.[1] --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 02:27, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Let me explain why it is there. Unilike Tikkun Olam, this article says nothing of importance of the notion. For me it was no better than "hello dolly" or "kick his ass", only in foreign language (and they give zillions of google hits too, why not to add them to wikipedia as well?). I am glad you are defending it. That's what VfD for. It is absolutely not necessary to expect everything deleted. I merely expressed my doubt, that's all.

• Merge - This is a kabbalistic concept. Worthy of mention as a subsection on Kabbalah. --Zappaz 04:30, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • The nominator, with new information and a merger, made this a redirect to the pre-existing Tikkun Olam, so I'd venture voting on Tikkun olam is closed/resolved already. The article also describes relevance to liberal, non-Kabbalistic Jews. Samaritan 05:18, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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