Mordecai Kaplan
Lithuanian American rabbi (1881–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881 – November 8, 1983) was a Lithuanian-born American rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian, philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist branch of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.[1][2][3][4] He has been described as a "towering figure" in the recent history of Judaism for his influential work in adapting it to modern society, contending that Judaism should be a unifying and creative force by stressing the cultural and historical character of the religion as well as theological doctrine.[3]
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Born | Mottel Kaplan (1881-06-11)June 11, 1881 |
Died | November 8, 1983(1983-11-08) (aged 102) New York City, U.S. |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Lena Rubin (1908–1958) Rivka Rieger (1959–1983) |
Children | Judith Eisenstein, Hadassah Musher, Naomi Wenner, and Selma Jaffe-Goldman |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism Conservative Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism |
Organization | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Society for the Advancement of Judaism, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College |
Buried | Glendale, New York, U.S. |
Semikhah | Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
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