Tikkun
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Tikkun (תיקון) is a Hebrew word. It has several meanings, all of which are related to Judaism:
- Tikkun Olam, the Jewish concept of "mending the world"
- Tikkun, a bimonthly newsmagazine of politics and culture from a progressive Jewish point of view
- Tikkun, a book used when learning to chant Torah portions.
- Tikkun refers to the nightly/early morning synagogue readings on the following Jewish holidays: Seventh Day of Passover, Shavuot, Hoshanna Rabbah, and the Seventh of Adar.
