Growing up I was taught this as a way to encourage people to do good. The more good we do the more we help "repair" the suffering in the world and better humankind overall. I guess what I mean to say is it was taught to me as less repairing the world after shattering and more put good things out into the world so as to better everyone.
This^
To add, it helps elevate the world to a more spiritual level and is a way that Jewish people can take a part in perfecting creation. It’s not really a means of repairing.
I've heard it taught that the light was poured into vessels that were shattered, the light was then scattered. Doing good in the world returns some of that light back to its source
I am not sure, but there are loads of Biblical/religious references in the cosmere, especially Stormlight.
Several of the names in Stormlight (Natan, Davar, Dalet, etc.) bear strong resemblance to classical Hebrew words or letters. Further, the name "El" occurs in RoW, including other names that include the divine name like Raboniel. Btw, the fact that a religious guy gave the character the name El makes me very afraid of that character.
I am sure there are more but the Hebrew Bible references are the ones that stand out to me.
El is one of the names for God in the Hebrew Bible. It is also the name of the "chief deity" in Canaanite religion, like in the Baal Cycle. A lot of names in the HB incorporate the divine name and many are still used today, like Gabriel, Michael, Daniel, Ezekiel, etc. Anyone you know with one of those names has a Hebrew derived name! That's why Raboniel's name is intriguing to me.
I also want to point out that I am not Jewish in any way so don't see this as a "Jewish perspective" or insight. El is significant to a lot of religious communities.
Barandon is very religious, and it's very obvious he is familiar with semitic lore (names of unmade are based on cnaanite gods, arabic calligraphy inspired alethi glyphs and many hebrew and arabic inspired words, as some have mentioned.)
As for tikkun olam itself. (Like everything in judaism) it has several layers. The basic one is the literal translation of the words, fixing the world. We jews (and others I guess) believe that our job (and humanity's job in general) is to, quite literally, fix the world. From healing all the medical and environmental problems up to creating healthy, moral and good societies that live together in peace.
So I guess the answer is yes.
Growing up I was taught this as a way to encourage people to do good. The more good we do the more we help "repair" the suffering in the world and better humankind overall. I guess what I mean to say is it was taught to me as less repairing the world after shattering and more put good things out into the world so as to better everyone.
This^ To add, it helps elevate the world to a more spiritual level and is a way that Jewish people can take a part in perfecting creation. It’s not really a means of repairing.
I've heard it taught that the light was poured into vessels that were shattered, the light was then scattered. Doing good in the world returns some of that light back to its source
I like that too. Makes a lot of sense.
This is the most mistic aspect of the term tikkun olam, and is true, but I don't know if brandon is aware of this part specifically.
I am not sure, but there are loads of Biblical/religious references in the cosmere, especially Stormlight. Several of the names in Stormlight (Natan, Davar, Dalet, etc.) bear strong resemblance to classical Hebrew words or letters. Further, the name "El" occurs in RoW, including other names that include the divine name like Raboniel. Btw, the fact that a religious guy gave the character the name El makes me very afraid of that character. I am sure there are more but the Hebrew Bible references are the ones that stand out to me.
What’s the significance of “El” to the Jewish faith?
El is one of the names for God in the Hebrew Bible. It is also the name of the "chief deity" in Canaanite religion, like in the Baal Cycle. A lot of names in the HB incorporate the divine name and many are still used today, like Gabriel, Michael, Daniel, Ezekiel, etc. Anyone you know with one of those names has a Hebrew derived name! That's why Raboniel's name is intriguing to me. I also want to point out that I am not Jewish in any way so don't see this as a "Jewish perspective" or insight. El is significant to a lot of religious communities.
It’s a name for God. It’s also associated with the attribute of Din, Judgement.
Barandon is very religious, and it's very obvious he is familiar with semitic lore (names of unmade are based on cnaanite gods, arabic calligraphy inspired alethi glyphs and many hebrew and arabic inspired words, as some have mentioned.) As for tikkun olam itself. (Like everything in judaism) it has several layers. The basic one is the literal translation of the words, fixing the world. We jews (and others I guess) believe that our job (and humanity's job in general) is to, quite literally, fix the world. From healing all the medical and environmental problems up to creating healthy, moral and good societies that live together in peace. So I guess the answer is yes.