Margie Jacobs
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A Note from Dr. Jacob Staub and Dr. Jeffrey Schein: The Mordecai Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood website and Evolve have overlapping readerships. Jacob Staub and Jeffrey Schein, directors of Evolve and the Kaplan Center respectively, have begun a tradition of sharing articles that will guide Evolve readers to the Kaplan Center and Kaplan Center…
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by Rabbi Elisheva Salamo, originally published in Evolve As a child, I was fascinated with the tapestry of Bayeux. I was brought up with a needle in my hand, a lover of horses and falcons and antiques and stories. I was taught to look at details for hidden charm, so the tapestry fit into much of…
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by Dr. Mel Scult Peter Beinart in the Sunday Opinion section of the New York Times, was his usual brilliant self. But in this case he happens to be wrong. He would have us believe that the liberals on the left who have traditionally identified strongly with Israel have no place to go. He would…
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It is often observed that for Mordecai Kaplan (and others) democracy was the religion of America. The Kaplan Center appreciates our grant from the Jewish Partnership for Democracy: A More Perfect Union. This grant allows us to embark on a “religious” journey from this February through next October. Each month we will select and distribute to…
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From Dr. Jeffrey Schein 90th Anniversary Celebration of Judaism As a Civilization Dr. Deborah Waxman and Elias Sacks on “Judaism as a Civilization: the 90th Anniversary of this Hanukkah Gift that Keeps Giving”. We’d like to help our Institutional Friends utilize this both as a webinar in their own community and as useful public relations…
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As we prepare for the momentous journey that will take us through November 4th, Kaplan Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Schein offers a perspective on our “aging” candidates.
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by Dr. Deborah Waxman
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By Dr. Jeffrey Schein. This position paper explores the well-known Kaplanian notion that Jews live in two civilizations, one Jewish and one North American.
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Joseph Reimer In my recent book, Making Shabbat, I tell the story of the Schoolmans, founders of Cejwin Camp. There were Jewish camps before Cejwin, but the Schoolmans created the first intentional Jewish camp: a space for campers and staff to actively engage their Judaism. The Schoolmans were disciples of Mordechai Kaplan. Intentional Jewish camping…
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The Kaplan Center joins the family and many communities touched by Rabbi Goldsmith in mourning his death and celebrating his life. He was a student, disciple, and colleague of Mordecai Kaplan of the highest order. In this folder, you will find four different tributes to his life: Later in the year, The Kaplan Center will…