Tikkun Olam is "the healing of the world". It covers a range of activities such as
- housing for the homeless
- food aid
- peace efforts
- social justice
- environmental protection
- emergency relief
The Hebrew spelling is תיקון עולם.
Related[]
Tzedakah, Never again, MAZON
Wikipedia Article: Tikkun Olam
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Efforts[]
One current effort by the URJ is the Fund at http://urj.org/give/. Another is by the USCJ at http://www.uscj.org/Hurricane_ReliefYou_6553.html.