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Judaism is more than 'tikkun olam' Jews may insist that tikkun olam and social justice are central to the Jewish way of life, but they are increasingly taking the place of serious Jewish education and practice, writes a former national campaign chair for United Jewish Communities in a JTA Op-Ed. Repeating the left's errors in Israel Dissent Magazine co-editor Michael Walzer warns that in refusing to embrace their country's flag, left-wing Israeli activists are repeating the errors made by the American left in the 1960s. BREAKING NEWS Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on Israel's northern border; no Israeli soldiers were injured. A Sydney rabbi stepped aside from his high-profile post while he fights a report suggesting that he supported covering up alleged cases of child molestation. Uruguay has condemned statements denying the Holocaust made by Iran's ambassador to the country.