# Goal of Judaism

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goal-of-judaism/968648 "2022-07-27T12:47:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goal-of-judaism/968648/21 "2022-07-28T00:38:51Z")

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I’ve also met a very observant atheist rabbi. OTTOMH, Teller of Penn & Teller is an atheist who identifies as culturally Jewish

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goal-of-judaism/968648/22 "2022-07-28T02:21:44Z")

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The goal is _tikkun olam_, “mending a broken world.”

> **[Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World | My Jewish Learning](https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tikkun-olam-repairing-the-world/)**
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> Tikkun Olam in Judaism has come to connote social action, community service, social justice, and often, a liberal social agenda.

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