A pivotal figure in 20th-century American Judaism, Mordecai Kaplan was a rabbi, educator, and philosopher who founded Reconstructionist Judaism.
He published Judaism as a Civilization (1934), influencing modern Jewish thought and creating the Reconstructionist movement. 2. Biblical Mordecai (Book of Esther) KhГҐen - Mordecai
Kaplan rejected the traditional concept of a supernatural God and the "chosen people" doctrine, focusing instead on Judaism as a culture and community. A pivotal figure in 20th-century American Judaism, Mordecai
Mordecai is a central hero in the Purim story, a Jewish exile living in Persia. Mordecai - Israel My Glory Mordecai Kaplan was a rabbi
He viewed Judaism not just as a religion, but as an "evolving religious civilization".