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Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (died 1983)
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Lithuanian American rabbi (1881–1983)
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan was an American Conservative rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian, philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist movement of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein. He has been described as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Reconstructionist Judaism is a Jewish movement based on the concepts developed by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan (1881–1983)—namely, that Judaism is a progressively evolving civilization rather than just a religion. The movement originated as a semi-organized stream within Conservative…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)