The United Jewish Federations of North America, one of the top ten charities in the world, counts tikkun olam as one of the three main principles under which it operates.
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BBYO has community service/social action commitments in both of its divisions, AZA and BBG.
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Tzedek, the root of tzedakah, means justice or righteousness.
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It is of a fundamental concern that each and every individual must strive to "repair the world" (Tikkun olam), broken from the first bite of the Forbidden fruit presented by Eve to Adam.