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Dems Blamed For Iraq...And It's Their Own Fault
Saturday, 14 June 2014, 2:42 pm | Tikkun
A major distortion in American politics is that the media systematically ignores those of us with a deep critique of domestic and foreign policy, and hence frames the issues to make it sound as though gutless Democratic "centrists" are ... More >>
Web-Only From Tikkun
Sunday, 18 May 2014, 1:56 pm | Tikkun
Web-Only From Tikkun. Marriage Equality, the Tao of Torah, Analyzing Settler Post-Zionism, and more! More >>
Liberal and Progressive Jews Welcome Hamas/PA Reconciliation
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 1:53 pm | Tikkun
Liberal and progressive Jews in the U.S. are mildly optimistic after the announcement of a reconciliation between the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas. Many believe that such a reconciliation bodes well for a lasting peace agreement, though not necessarily ... More >>
The ‘Peace Process’ Delusion is Worse than Apartheid
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 11:43 am | Tikkun
The death of Nelson Mandela, a major hero of the struggle for freedom and equality in the 20th century, has generated a host of strange and curious comparisons and interpretations. Strangest of all is the one crowning Mandela as the leader of the ... More >>
Nelson Mandela: A Jewish Perspective
Saturday, 7 December 2013, 12:55 pm | Tikkun
Jews love and loved Nelson Mandela. He inspired us with his insistence that the old regime of apartheid would crumble more quickly and fully when faced with revolutionary love and compassion than when faced with anger and violence. More >>
Syria: How to Slow Down the Rush to War
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 3:12 pm | Tikkun
The tragic dilemma we now face is that the murderous Assad regime in Syria should have been overthrown long ago, but the U.S. has no moral standing or credibility to be the agent of that overthrow. More >>
Tikkun Daily Digest: Shattering Stereotypes, The Tangled Web
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 12:28 pm | Tikkun
Tikkun Daily Digest: Shattering Stereotypes, The Tangled Web Of Money And Love, Jesus: A Radical Jewish Rabbi, Commanding Narrat More >>
Tikkun Supplement for Passover Seder or Easter Celebration
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 8:35 am | Tikkun
Read our Passover Seder Haggadah Supplement at http:/ /www.tikkun.org/nextgen/for-your-passover-seders-or-easter-gatherings . Useful for Easter too- -share it with your friends! More >>
Not allowing AIPAC Push the U.S. Into War with Iran
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 2:02 pm | Tikkun
Tikkun Magazine and the Network of Spiritual Progressives issued the following statement on behalf of our 150,000 members: Liberal and progressive Jews and our allies in the interfaith Network of Spiritual Progressives will not let AIPAC push the U.S. ... More >>
Web Articles: Drone Warfare, Comics, Baseball, Health Care
Friday, 25 January 2013, 12:46 pm | Tikkun
Web Articles on Drone Warfare, Comics, Baseball, Health Care, and More! The wide-ranging intellectual and spiritual discussions on the Tikkun website touch on everything from Hollywood sci-fi to the mapping of a Jewish activist future. We're sharing links ... More >>
A note from Rabbi Michael Lerner
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 2:11 pm | Tikkun
Dear Colleague , I hope you'll read both of my post-election reflections, though they do have slightly different foci. On the home page of Huffington Post this Monday morning you'll find my article "In Praise of the American People" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-michael-lerner/in-praise-of-the-american_b_ ... More >>
Critique Of The Call For Military To Protect Voting Rights
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 10:53 am | Tikkun
Editor's note: No matter how many times we say it's not the case, some people consistently insist that articles we publish on line, on our emails or on our webstie or print magazine must necessarily reflect our views. We insist, however, that our views are ... More >>
Hurricane Sandy--when will they ever learn?
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 12:33 pm | Tikkun
Editor's note: Perhaps the most generous teaching of the God or Spiritual Reality of the Universe comes in the second paragraph of the Shma prayer (in Deuteronomy) where it tells us that if we do not create a world based oon love, kindness, generosity, ... More >>
America Beyond the 2012 Election: Our Fall Print Issue
Monday, 29 October 2012, 10:10 am | Tikkun
Our Fall 2012 Issue This special section of Tikkun faces controversy head-on, engaging in debates on the place of crucifixion symbolism in Christianity as well as why America needs a Left no matter who wins in November. Can a narrow focus on electoral politics ... More >>
Boycotts, Divestments & Sanctions: Opposing Occupations
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 11:30 am | Tikkun
Please forward this to your own lists, groups, websites, Facebook and tweet about it--this kind of discussion, including the note from Rabbi Lerner explaining the position of Tikkun magazine, is badly needed in Western socieites. And write a letter ... More >>
American Mass Murder: a Toxic Cultural Brew
Friday, 27 July 2012, 1:01 pm | Tikkun
[ Editor’s Note: Contributing Editor Mark Levine correctly highlights the shallowness of American media in understanding the recurrence of mass murder in our society. Levine, who helped organize our 1996 conference on the politics of meaning in Washington, ... More >>
A Debate on Pinkwashing: A Special Web-Only Issue
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 12:07 pm | Tikkun
In an effort that some have dubbed “pinkwashing,” the Israeli government has sought to improve Israel’s global public image by disseminating images of LGBT acceptance. The Israel ambassador to the United States has gone so far as to describe ... More >>
The Sent-Down Man Text on Good Friday
Friday, 6 April 2012, 1:56 pm | Tikkun
“For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you . . . If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.” More >>
Progressive Jews Demand an End to Syrian Genocide
Saturday, 11 February 2012, 2:02 pm | Tikkun
Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine (the largest circulation progressive Jewish magazine in the world), called upon the world community to intervene and stop the genocide being waged by the Assad government against the people of Syria. More >>
Create a "Prayer Breakfast" for the 99%
Monday, 30 January 2012, 1:50 pm | Tikkun
The local chapter of NSP in Washngton D.C. has been involved in creating an alternative to the standard conservative prayer breakfast that takes place each year in Washington, D.C., and we are inviting you to do the same in your community. We've been working ... More >>
