Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881-November 8, 1983) was a rabbi and the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Kaplan was born in Lithuania and was ordained as a rabbi at Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York City in 1902. Kaplan began his career as an Orthodox rabbi at Kehillath Jeshrun, a synagogue in New York. He helped to create the Young Israel movement of Modern Orthodox Judaism with Rabbi Israel Friedlander, … Wikipedia
An accredited rabbinical school, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College is the rabbinical training institution of Reconstructionist Judaism. The rabbinical school prepares men and women for leadership and service in every aspect of Jewish community life www.rrc.edu/reconstructionism/reconstructionism.htm
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Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, the organization of congregations that are part of the fourth (and youngest) recognized branch of American Judaism www.jrf.org
