Mordecai Kaplan
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881 – November 8, 1983) was a
Lithuanian-born
American rabbi,
writer,
Jewish educator,
professor,
theologian,
philosopher,
activist, and
religious leader who founded the
Reconstructionist branch of Judaism along with his son-in-law
Ira Eisenstein. He has been described as a "towering figure" in the recent history of Judaism for his influential work in adapting it to modern society, contending that Judaism should be a unifying and creative force by stressing the cultural and historical character of the religion as well as theological doctrine.
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