Year 9 - Religious education
Tikkun Olam and the role of personal responsibility
Changing world: How should the Earth's resources be used?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will investigate how worldviews adapt teaching in the light of contemorary concerns. They will examine how Christians and Jews have responded to ideas of dominion with a focus on responsibility for the earth. They will examine attitudes to animals and Islamic ideas of reason.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the Jewish principle of Tikkun Olam and how it encourages personal responsibility to help fix the world.
Key Notes
- Tikkun Olam is a Jewish concept about 'repairing the world'.
- Tikkun Olam has become synonymous with social action and the pursuit of social justice.
- World Jewish Relief is an international Jewish humanitarian charity.
- The principle of Tikkun Olam influences the work of Jewish charities such as World Jewish Relief.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Tikkun Olam: the Jewish value of fixing or repairing the world
- personal responibility: doing your part to make the world better
- steward or stewardship: the duty to care for God's world; being a responsible carer
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Jewish ethics are concerned with people and not the natural world.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Tikkun Olam is a Jewish concept about 'repairing the world'. Tikkun Olam has become synonymous with social action and the pursuit of social justice.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Tikkun Olam'
the Jewish value of fixing or repairing the world.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Jewish ethics are concerned with people and not the natural world. Correction: Care for the planet and the environment is found throughout Jewish teaching and has deep roots.
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