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From
Ideology to Liturgy
Reconstructionist Worship and American Liberal Judaism
Eric Caplan
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study examines Reconstructionism's interpretation and adaptation of the
traditional Jewish liturgy and creation of new prayer texts to convey and
express its changing ideology. Liturgical creativity has been a hallmark
of Reconstructionism since its founding by Mordecai Kaplan (1881-1983) in
the 1930s. All facets of the movement's liturgical materials are analyzed,
including translations, supplementary readings, commentaries, rubrics, and
layout. After an examination of Kaplan's life and thought, especially those
facets that are most relevant to understanding his liturgical work, the
author analyzes the first Reconstructionist liturgies, published between
1941 and 1963. He then summarizes institutional developments within Reconstructionism
from the publication of Judaism as a Civilization (1934) until the founding
of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1968, and then from 1968
to the present. |
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1.
The Ideology of Mordecai M. Kaplan
2. Kaplan as Liturgist: Reconstructionist Liturgy,
1941-1963
3. An Institutional History of Reconstructionist Judaism
4. The Ideology of Post-Kaplanian Reconstructionism
5. Kol Haneshamah:
The New Reconstructionist Prayerbook Series
6. Kol Haneshamah
and Other Contemporary Liberal Jewish Liturgies
7. Postscript: Contemporary Reconstructionism and
American Spiritual Trends |
