This year is a very special one. We are celebrating both the 90th anniversary of the publication of Judaism as a Civilization and the 90th birth year of Mel Scult, Kaplan’s biographer. An amazing tidbit: the NYTimes announcement of the publication of this seminal volume came out within days of Mel’s birthdate!!
Both of these milestones will be the focus of our major fundraising for this year – to ensure the same quality of programming for the 2025-6 as we have had in past years and will be having this coming year.
The culmination of our celebration was the webinar honoring Mel on Sunday, December 8. Watch and kvell!
Click on the image below to preview the tribute book for Mel in progress:
A final version of this journal will be published and sent to Mel in January. End-of-year donations and tributes are welcome and will be included. Tributes may be sent to jane@kaplancenter.org
CANADIAN DONORS CLICK HERE to make your tax-deductible donation! As always, your donation is tax-deductible. The Mordecai Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood EIN is 88-1890481.
Mel spoke in New York City at West End Synagogue in May and in early November, he spoke at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism (SAJ). Kaplan Center board member, Rabbi Dennis Sasso, also delivered a tish at SAJ, “Coming to Terms: Reflections on the Tower of Babel,” considering how the ancient story impacts on the ways we speak as Jews and as Reconstructionists about things that matter.
