Reconstructionist Judaism

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Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious movement
denomination of Judaism
allows interfaith families as members
mixed-gender seating in worship
ordination of LGBTQ clergy
ordination of women as rabbis
coreConcept Judaism as a civilization including religion, culture, and peoplehood
community-based religious authority
integration of modern scholarship with Jewish life
ongoing reinterpretation of tradition
countryOfOrigin United States
emphasis Jewish peoplehood
LGBTQ inclusion
adaptation of Jewish tradition to contemporary values
democratic decision-making in Jewish communities
ethical living
gender equality in religious life
lay participation in decision-making
religious pluralism
foundedBy Mordecai Kaplan
hasClergyTitle cantor
rabbi
hasEducationalInstitution Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
hasOrganization Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
Reconstructing Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
influencedBy Mordecai Kaplan
liturgicalText Kol Haneshamah prayerbook series
linked to: Siddur
notableFigure Deborah Waxman
Ira Eisenstein
Mordecai Kaplan
periodOfEmergence early 20th century
region Europe
Israel
North America
religion Judaism
theologicalView Judaism as an evolving religious civilization
usesLanguage English
Hebrew
viewOnChosenPeople rejects traditional notion of Jews as the chosen people
viewOnGod often non-supernaturalist conceptions of God
viewOnHalakha Jewish law is a resource and starting point for communal decision
Judaism is not halakhically binding in a traditional sense
viewOnHalakhicProcess decisions made by informed, participatory communities
viewOnIntermarriage generally more accepting than Orthodox and Conservative Judaism
viewOnRevelation Torah is a human record of the Jewish people’s encounter with the divine
linked to: Torah
viewOnTradition tradition has a vote but not a veto
viewOnZionism generally supportive of Zionism with critical engagement

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Jews hasReligiousDenomination Reconstructionist Judaism
Judaism hasDenomination Reconstructionist Judaism
Orthodox Judaism contrastsWith Reconstructionist Judaism
Jewish diaspora hasReligiousExpression Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism hasOrganization Reconstructing Judaism
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Judaism hasOrganization Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism
Reform Judaism isRelatedTo Reconstructionist Judaism
Jewish Americans religiousDenomination Reconstructionist Judaism
Mordecai Kaplan founded Reconstructionist Judaism
Mordecai Kaplan movement Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College religiousMovement Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College affiliation Reconstructing Judaism
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College academicFocus Reconstructionist theology
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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College trains Reconstructionist rabbis
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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ideology Reconstructionism
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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College governedBy Reconstructing Judaism
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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College accredits Reconstructionist rabbis
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Contemporary Judaism hasMovement Reconstructionist Judaism
Aleinu usedBy Reconstructionist Judaism
Kabbalat Shabbat observedBy Reconstructionist Jews
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Rabbi presentInBranch Reconstructionist Judaism
Ira Eisenstein movement Reconstructionist Judaism
Ira Eisenstein fieldOfWork Reconstructionist Jewish thought
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism
Ira Eisenstein ideology Reconstructionism (Judaism)
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Ira Eisenstein sphereOfInfluence American Judaism
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Jewish Canadians religiousDenomination Reconstructionist Judaism
Jewish theology developedWithin Reconstructionist Judaism
Mashiach hasVariedInterpretationsIn Reconstructionist Judaism
Humanistic Judaism relatedMovement Reconstructionist Judaism
Deborah Waxman movement Reconstructionist Judaism
Deborah Waxman employer Reconstructing Judaism
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Deborah Waxman affiliation Reconstructing Judaism
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Kaplan associatedWithMovement Reconstructionist Judaism
Judaism as a Civilization mainSubject Reconstructionist Judaism
Judaism as a Civilization associatedMovement Reconstructionist movement
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Judaism Without Supernaturalism mainSubject Reconstructionist Judaism
Judaism Without Supernaturalism associatedWithMovement Reconstructionist movement in Judaism
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism
The Future of the American Jew associatedWithMovement Reconstructionist Judaism
Renewal Judaism relatedTo Reconstructionist Judaism
Jewish denominations hasPart Reconstructionist Judaism
Post-denominational Judaism relatedTo Reconstructionist Judaism
Rejoicing of the Torah observedBy Reconstructionist Jews
linked to: Reconstructionist Judaism