"Social Justice" as a concept fits into 136 - Tzedakah, Ethics, Gimilut Hasadim, Chesed
I have also added : 136 Jewish Theological and Theosophical Concepts .43 Tikkun Olam (working to repair the world) (*) Judaism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice) Main article: Tikkun olam In To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks states that social justice has a central place in Judaism. One of Judaism’s most distinctive and challenging ideas is its ethics of responsibility reflected in the concepts of simcha ("gladness" or "joy"), tzedakah ("the religious obligation to perform charity and philanthropic acts"), chesed ("deeds of kindness"), and Tikkun olam ("repairing the world"). The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by Jesuit priest Luigi Taparelli in 1840 Social justice as a secular concept, distinct from religious teachings, emerged mainly in the late twentieth century, influenced primarily by philosopher John Rawls. David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel [email protected] Home page http://sites.google.com/site/mtevansco/ Weekly current events update http://sites.google.com/site/mtevansco/Home/elazar-distribution---archive-1 From: hasafran-bounces+mtevans=zahav.net...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-bounces+mtevans=zahav.net...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Social Justice Hi, We are thinking of creating a Social Justice area. Please let us know if one of you have do this and how. We're using Elazar. Thanks Renee Kardener & Fred Isaac Temple Sinai Oakland, CA __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
