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Dynamic Judaism
Goldsmith, Emanuel S.; Scult, Mel; Kaplan, Mordecai M.
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Description for Dynamic Judaism
paperback. Kaplan's concept of Judaism as an "evolving religious civilization" was widely influential in 20th-century American Jewish life, and his founding of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College created a new denomination. This book contains a biographical essay and excerpts from all his major works. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HRAB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
Mordecai M. Kaplan was born in a small Lithuanian town on the outskirts of Vilna on a Friday evening in June of 1881. Kaplan was raised in a predominately Jewish atmosphere, which is shown by the fact that he knew his day of birth only by the Jewish calendar until he went to the New York Public Library as a young man to look up the corresponding date. His family was extremely traditional, and his father, Israel Kaplan, was a learned man.Kaplan's concept of Judaism as an evolving religious civilization was widely influential in 20th-century American Jewish life, and his ... Read more
Mordecai M. Kaplan was born in a small Lithuanian town on the outskirts of Vilna on a Friday evening in June of 1881. Kaplan was raised in a predominately Jewish atmosphere, which is shown by the fact that he knew his day of birth only by the Jewish calendar until he went to the New York Public Library as a young man to look up the corresponding date. His family was extremely traditional, and his father, Israel Kaplan, was a learned man.Kaplan's concept of Judaism as an evolving religious civilization was widely influential in 20th-century American Jewish life, and his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823213108
SKU
V9780823213108
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About Goldsmith, Emanuel S.; Scult, Mel; Kaplan, Mordecai M.
Emanuel Goldsmith (Author) Emanuel S. Goldsmith is a professor of Yiddish and Jewish Studies at Queens College, City University of New York, and Rabbi of Congregation M’vakshe Derekh in Scarsdale, New York. He has lectured widely on the topic of modern Jewish literature and thought. He is the editor of the two-volume anthology Yiddish Literature in America, ... Read more
Reviews for Dynamic Judaism
"Intelligently organized... An excellent introduction to Reconstructionism." -Library Journal