Dynamic Judaism: The Essential Writing of Mordecai M. Kaplan

by Emanuel S. Goldsmith, Emanuel S. Goldsmith, Mel Scult

Mordecai M. Kaplan began his life's journey with the confines of a small Lithuanian town on the outskirts of Vilna. He was born on a Friday evening in June of 1881. Kaplan's submergence in a total Jewish atmosphere is illustrated 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. Kaplan's family was a traditional one in every aspect, and his father, Israel Kaplan, was a learned man.

Genres: Jewish, Judaism, Religion, Philosophy

263 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 1985

Reviews

[Nik Robbins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mordecai Kaplan wrote a lot of books. It's hard to decide which ones to read. But this compilation of short excerpts from several of his books is a good introduction to his thinking.