Mordechai Kaplan: Judaism as Civilization
Valley of the Sun J 12701 N Scottsdale Rd #201, Scottsdale, AZ, United States“Modern Jewish Philosophy” Three-Part Series. Hava Tirosh Samuelson (ASU).
A close examination of three leading Jewish philosophers who articulated distinctive pathways to being Jewish in the modern world: Martin Buber (1878-1965) focused on ethics, Joseph Soloveitchik (1903-1993) highlighted the rational interpretation of Jewish Law (Halakhah), and Mordecai Kaplan (1881-1983): offered a socio-cultural, evolutionary interpretation of Judaism.