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Mordecai Menahem Kaplan | Jewish Reconstructionist, Zionism ....

Mordecai Kaplan

American rabbi, educator and religious philosopher, founder of Reconstructionism
Date of Birth: 11.06.1881
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Early Life and Education
  2. Rabbinical and Teaching Career
  3. Establishment of Reconstructionism
  4. Intellectual Integrity and Jewish Tradition
  5. Reconstructionism: A Developing Civilization
  6. God in Reconstructionism: Naturalistic and Cosmic
  7. Historical Pragmatism and Jewish Tradition
  8. Major Works and Legacy
  9. Death and Legacy

Early Life and Education

Mordecai Kaplan, born in Lithuania and brought to the United States at the age of nine, initially received a traditional Jewish education.

However, his exposure to non-orthodox perspectives in high school ignited a deep interest in religion and modern scholarship.

Rabbinical and Teaching Career

Kaplan graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1909 and began teaching there soon after. His nearly 50 years as an educator significantly influenced generations of Conservative