
As we begin a new Jewish year, The Kaplan Center is pleased to share the latest features of our website including:
- I Remember Mordecai, recollections of Mordecai Kaplan by family members, students, and friends
- Institutional friends of The Kaplan Center
- a recording of our September 10th webinar on Morals, Mindfulness, Musar, and Kaplan
- an appreciation of last year’s accomplishments
Upcoming Webinars
A Three-Part Series in Honor of the 40th Yahrzeit of Mordecai Kaplan
and the 90th Anniversary of Judaism as a Civilization
What Remains Revelatory in the 21st Century in Mordecai Kaplan’s Thought?
with Drs. Arnie Eisen, David Ellenson, and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
Sunday, November 12, 2023
3 pm Eastern
The Hanukkah Gift to the Jewish People and World that Keeps on Giving
with Drs. Elias Sacks and Deborah Waxman
Sunday, December 10, 2023
3 pm Eastern
The Great Kaplanian Report Card: Valley Beth Shalom as a Kaplanian Playground
with Rabbis Amy Bernstein, Ed Feinstein, and Jeffrey Schein
Sunday, January 7, 2023
3 pm Eastern
Visit our newly opened Ira Eisenstein portal where you will find….

- Introductions by Rabbi Richard Hirsh to Ira Eisenstein’s books Creative Judaism and What We Mean by Religion with digital copies of those currently out-of-print volumes soon to be made available on our website
- Reflections about Ira Eisenstein as theologian and wise leader by Rabbis Dennis Sasso and Jeffrey Schein
- A recording of Rabbi Eisenstein’s contributions that was hosted by the SAJ:Judaism that Stands For All as part of its centenary celebration
Kaplanian Voices
Our Kaplanian voices series seeks to sensitize us to the unique ways many of us experience the very notion of Peoplehood in 2023.
Drs. Henry Morris & Jeffrey Schein
A Yom Kippur reflection
Dr. Mel Scult
A Sukkot-themed addition to our series
Rabbi Hillel Cohn
On being a lifelong Kaplanian

Jane Susswein & Christa Rapoport
