The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion (edition 1995)

by Mordecai M Kaplan (Author), Mel Scult (Introduction)

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In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in modern Jewish thought. This work continues to function as a central text for the Reconstructionist movement, whose influence continues to grow in American Jewry.… (more)

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Title:	The Meaning of God in Modern Jewish Religion
Authors:	Mordecai M Kaplan (Author)
Other authors:	Mel Scult (Introduction)
Info:	Wayne State University Press (1995), Edition: 50386th, 416 pages
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In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in modern Jewish thought. This work continues to function as a central text for the Reconstructionist movement, whose influence continues to grow in American Jewry.

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