Kaplan’s Legacy
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In this piece, Jeffrey remembers a moment in which Ira helped him gain perspective on criticisms of his student rabbinate: “Ira and I talked at great length. Near the end of the conversation, Ira got a glint in his eye and a wry smile formed as he said:
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From Synagogue to Movement: Remembering Rabbi Ira Eisenstein A recording of reflections on Rabbi Eisenstein’s contributions that the SAJ (now known as Judaism That Stands for All) hosted as part of its centenary celebration.
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Talmud (study) consists of the Mishnah (original text or law) and Gemara, completion of the text. We emphasize the term Talmud (study) because it indicates that Mishnah and Gemara are part of a larger process of expansion of meaning that is fostered by sacred argument. In this selection, Mordechai Kaplan provides the original Mishnah and…
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Mishnah by Mordecai Kaplan. Gemara by Rabbi Adina Allen, Elizheva Hurvich, Joanne Fink.
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In this article Dr. Eric Caplan, the Vice-President and Academic Advisor of the Kaplan Center, explore the way in which we might “draw out” of an ancient text a value that can function for us as it did for our ancestors even if the language is changed. Mordecai Kaplan had called this process revaluation. Kaplan…
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Kaplan and Camp Rabbis Jeffrey Eisenstat, founding director of our movement’s Camp Havaya, and former camp counselors about their initial exposures to the philosophies of Mordecai Kaplan a decade ago and its present meaning to them as young adult Jews in their thirties. Caitlin Hayes & Emmett Peoplehood: One Word, Many Experiences Caitlin Hayes, Kaplan Center…
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In this article Dr. Eric Caplan, the Vice-President and Academic Advisor of the Kaplan Center, explore the way in which we might “draw out” of an ancient text a value that can function for us as it did for our ancestors even if the language is changed. Mordecai Kaplan had called this process revaluation. Kaplan…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…
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From Rabbi Morris Allen: In a Haggadah text filled with awe and wonder, perhaps the most significant comment Marcia Falk adds to the traditional Haggadah is this:By far the most important symbol at the table is the community of participants. “Whether two people or thirty are in attendance, tonight we represent am yisra’el, the people…