tikkun olam

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew תִּקּוּן עוֹלָם (tikún olám, literally “repairing the world”). The Hebrew phrase has been used to refer to a variety of things through Jewish history, including the elimination of idolatry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈkuːn ʌˈlɑːm/ === Noun === tikkun olam (uncountable) The value, prominent in Liberal Judaism, of helping and bettering society as a whole. === Further reading === tikkun olam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia