Mordecai M. Kaplan (1881-1983) was one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. We believe that his thought may be even more important in the 21st century.
Mordecai M. Kaplan (1881-1983) was one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. We believe that his thought may be even more important in the 21st century.
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| Name | Type of Resource | Target Audience | Subject | Author / Editor | Publication Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifelong Spirituality and God Connection | Article / Essay, Curriculum, Professional Development | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein | The Kaplan Center |
| TEL: Tikkun Olam Curriculum | Curriculum | Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Peoplehood, Values | Erin Hirsh, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, Elana Friedman | Reconstructing Judaism |
| God's Paintbrush | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso | Jewish Lights |
| God's Paintbrush Celebration Kit | Professional Development | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Donald Schmidt | Jewish Lights |
| God's Paintbrush Teacher's Guide | Professional Development | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity | Jeffrey Schein, Joseph M. Blair | Jewish Light |
| The Thirteen Wants | Primary Source, Text Study | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Kaplan, Peoplehood | Mordecai Kaplan | Society for the Advancement of Judaism 1926 |
| Translating Texts to Children | Article / Essay, Professional Development | Adult | God, Kaplanian Education, Torah | Bruce Black | The Reconstructionist Spring 2002 |
| Where Meaning Happens: The Task of Teaching Torah | Article / Essay | Adult | Kaplanian Education, Torah | Toba Spitzer | The Reconstructionist Spring 2002 |
| Hermeneutics and Jewish Education | Article / Essay | Adult | Kaplanian Education, Torah | Caryn Broitman | The Reconstructionist Spring 2002 |
| Kol Haneshamah: Mahzor L'Yamim Nora'im Study Guide | Curriculum | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Holiday | Sherry Linkon, Steve Segar | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Kaplan's Legacy for Jewish Education | Article / Essay | Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein | The Reconstructionist Fall 1995 |
| Connecting Prayer and Spirituality | Curriculum, Professional Development | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein, Joseph M. Blair, Leah Mundell | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Text, Teacher and Student: Enhancing Spiritual Development | Professional Development | Elementary, Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein | The Reconstructionist Spring 2002 |
| Kaplan's Ideas on Jewish Education with Questions on Specific Texts | Primary Source, Professional Development | Tween / Teen, Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Mordecai Kaplan | Judaism as a Civilization 1934 |
| Kaplan's Ideas on Jewish Education with Overarching Questions | Primary Source, Professional Development | Tween / Teen, Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Mordecai Kaplan | Judaism as a Civilization 1934 |
| Kaplan's Ideas on Jewish Education in His Own Words | Primary Source, Professional Development | Tween / Teen, Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Mordecai Kaplan | Judaism as a Civilization 1934 |
| Judy Led the Way | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso | Behrman House |
| Walking with God | Curriculum | Adult | God, Torah | Bradley Shavit Artson, Deborah Silver | Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University |
| Ten Eytzot for Seven Berachot: Background to Teaching The Amidah | Professional Development | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplanian Education | Joseph M. Blair | Reconstructing Judaism |
| God Talk for Children | Curriculum | Early Childhood, Elementary | God, Beliefs & Practices | Barbara Staub | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Belonging, Behaving, Believing: Exploring Reconstructionist Process | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Patti Haskell | The Reconstructionist 2007 |
| My Role in Shaping Jewish Civilization Activity 1 | Curriculum | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| Who Are the Jews? | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| Jewish Books & Peoplehood | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| Jewish Food and Peoplehood | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| Hebrew and Jewish Peoplehood | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Israel, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| God and Jewish Civilization | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | God, Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| Communal Institutions and Peoplehood | Activity | Tween / Teen, Adult | Identity, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Steve Israel | Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education and UJA Federation of NY |
| The Theological Foundations of God's Paintbrush | Article / Essay | Adult | God | Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| A Child’s Biography of Mordecai Kaplan | Primary Source | Tween / Teen | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Lewis Eron | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Members of the Tribe | Curriculum | Tween / Teen | Peoplehood | Jewish Education Center of Cleveland | Jewish Education Center of Cleveland |
| Kol HaNoar (with Transliteration) | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Kol HaNoar (without Transliteration) | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| How Can Reconstructionists Pray | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices | Jacob Staub | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Exploring Judaism Adult Education Study Guide | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood | Margie Jacobs, Nina Mandel | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Evoking the Indefinable Spirituality in the Classroom | Professional Development | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity | Barbara Carr | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Frequently Asked Questions of Reconstructionist Educators | Professional Development | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity, Israel, Kaplanian Education, Torah, Values | Moti Rieber, Shai Gluskin, Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Teaching Reconstructionist Concepts in Ways that are Developmentally Appropriate | Professional Development | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity, Israel, Kaplanian Education, Torah, Values | Moti Rieber, Shai Gluskin, Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| The Blurring of Human and Divine in The Digital Age | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God | Jeffrey Schein | Text Me Project |
| You Have A Real Kaplanian Approach When . . . | Professional Development | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Jewish Identity Buffet | Activity | Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Peoplehood, Values | Bethamie Horowitz | Jewish Education Center of Cleveland |
| In God’s Name | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity, Values | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso | Jewish Lights |
| Values Trail Mix | Activity | Elementary, Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Values | Camp Havaya | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Aaron and the Wrath of God | Professional Development | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Kaplanian Education | Tuvya Ben Shlomo, Jeffrey Schein | Philadelphia Jewish Exponent July 31 1984 |
| The Values of Spiritual Peoplehood | Article / Essay | Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Jeffrey Eisenstat, Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Amphibious Jew | Article / Essay | Adult | Identity, Kaplan, Peoplehood, Values | Jeffrey Schein | The Kaplan Center |
| Teen Exploration of God Beliefs | Curriculum | Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, God | Jeffrey Schein | Reconstructing Judaism |
| The Burning Question: A Play | Primary Source | Elementary, Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, God, Torah | Erin Hirsh | Reconstructing Judaism |
| Curriculum Guide for In God’s Name | Curriculum | Early Childhood, Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, God, Identity | Leah Mundell | Reconstructing Judaism |
| In God’s Name Matching Game | Primary Source | Early Childhood, Elementary | God, Identity | Erin Hirsh | Reconstructing Judaism |
| The Educational Philosophies of Mordecai Kaplan and Michael Rosenak | Article / Essay | Adult | Kaplan, Kaplanian Education | Jeffrey Schein, Eric Caplan | The Kaplan Center |
| Chosenness Test Study | Primary Source, Text Study | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplan | James Greene | James Greene |
| Theology Through the Civilizations | Primary Source, Text Study | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, History, Kaplan | James Greene | James Greene |
| Jewish Peoplehood: What Does it Mean? | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Kaplan, Peoplehood, Values | Various | Contact Magazine Spring 2008 Volume 10 Number 3 |
| Kaplan the Philosopher and Kaplan the Spiritual Pragmatist | Primary Source, Text Study | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, Kaplan, Values | Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer | Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer |
| Kaplan on JusticKaplan on Justicee | Primary Source, Text Study | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplan, Values | Deborah Waxman | Deborah Waxman |
| A Mini-Course: Reconstructionist Judaism on One Foot | Article / Essay | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Identity, Kaplan, Values | Les Bronstein | Bet Am Shalom |
| Jewish People: Mordecai Kaplan | Activity, Curriculum, Primary Source | Elementary, Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, History, Identity, Kaplan | Ron Isaacs | Torah Aura |
| A Year with Mordecai Kaplan: Wisdom on the Weekly Torah Portion | Primary Source, Text Study | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Kaplan, Torah, Values | Steven Carr Reuben | Jewish Publication Society |
| Judaism as a Civilization Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life | Primary Source | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, History, Identity, Israel, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Mordecai Kaplan | Jewish Publication Society |
| Communings of the Spirit, Volume 1: The Journals of Mordecai M. Kaplan, 1913-1934 | Primary Source | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, History, Identity, Israel, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Mel Scult | Wayne State University |
| Communings of the Spirit, Volume II: The Journals of Mordecai M. Kaplan, 1934-1942 | Primary Source | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, History, Identity, Israel, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Mel Scult | Wayne State University |
| Communings of the Spirit, Volume III: The Journals of Mordecai M. Kaplan, 1942-1951 | Primary Source | Adult | Beliefs & Practices, God, History, Identity, Israel, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Mel Scult | Wayne State University |
| Who Can Remember | Activity, Primary Source | Elementary | Beliefs & Practices, History, Holiday, Identity, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Sandy Brusin | Reconstructing Judaism |
| How a Chelm Synagogue Became Reconstructionist or Explaining Reconstructionism-Chelm Style | Article / Essay, Text Study | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, History, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Daniel Brenner | Daniel Brenner |
| Passover Parodies: Short Plays for the Seder | Activity, Primary Source | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Holiday, Identity, Peoplehood | Shoshana Hantman | Sidney Books |
| Exploring the Jewish Value of Asking Questions with Judy Led the Way | Activity, Curriculum | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso | The Kaplan Center |
| A Guide to Incorporating Judy Led the Way in Jewish Educational Programs | Activity, Curriculum | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, History, Holiday, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Jeffrey Schein | The Kaplan Center |
| Reflecting on the meaning of Judaism as a Civilization through the Poetry of Dr. Judith Kaplan Eisenstein | Primary Source, Text Study | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Erin Hirsh | The Kaplan Center |
| Complete Packet of Suggestions for Maximizing the Educational Impact of Judy Led the Way | Activity, Curriculum, Text Study | Early Childhood, Elementary, Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, History, Holiday, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Torah, Values | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Jeffrey Schein, Erin Hirsh | The Kaplan Center |
| The History and Context of Kaplan's Daughter Becoming the First Bat Mitzvah and of the Book Judy Led the Way | Professional Development | Tween / Teen, Adult | Beliefs & Practices, Feminism, History, Holiday, Identity, Kaplan, Kaplanian Education, Peoplehood, Values | Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Jeffrey Schein | The Kaplan Center, Behrman House Publishers |
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