Tikkun olam: {te-kün o-lam} to heal, repair and transform the world (Hebrew)
“This was a favorite teaching of his [Rabbi Tarfon]: You are not obligated to finish the task, neither are you free to neglect it.” – Pirkei Avot (The Wisdom of the Fathers), 2:21
So I’m putting an end to procrastination about “going public”. Is it possible to make an avocation (needlework) a point of departure for engaging with issues of Jewish identity, eco-social justice, peace?
I’m interested in possibly putting more Jewish content into my knitting. I’m not even sure what that might mean. It might mean distributing finished products to Jewish organizations or actually knitting Jewish objects, ritual or otherwise. Any thoughts out there?
Thanks