From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
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Subject: Judaism Reading List: Reconstructionist Judaism (Pt. VI)
Date: 24 Jan 1993 14:29:19 GMT
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	      Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
		      Part VI: Reconstructionist Judaism
			[Last Change: 23 January 1993]
		    [Last Post: Sat Jan 23 18:39:10 1993]

This message is intended to provide readers of soc.culture.jewish with a list
of references to allow them to learn more about the current practices, past
practices, beliefs, and history of the Reconstructionist Judaism Movement.

Reconstructionist Judaism is the small "fourth movement" of American Judaism.
It was founded by the Conservative Rabbi and philosopher Mordecai Kaplan. It
emphasizes "Judaism as a civilization" (i.e., the integration of selected
Jewish beliefs with the Jewish people's culture and folkways).

Reconstructionist Jews are willing to question conventional answers and keep
open minds.  They believe that a Jew need not and ought not sacrifice
intellectual integrity for the sake of his/her Jewish identity.
Reconstructionists are Jews who take the Jewish traditions seriously and live
Jewish lives even through they don't believe in the divine supernatural
origin of the Torah.  Reconstructionists believe that, just a Jewish
civilization has adapted to new circumstances throughout Jewish history, so
must it adapt to late twentieth-century North American society.
Reconstructionists tend to conduct more intimate worship services in which
everyone is involved and the rabbi--if there is one--does not dominate.

The membership body of the Reconstructionist Movement is the Jewish
Reconstructionist Foundation. The congregations and havurot
(Reconstructionist Judaism originated the Havurot concept) are organized
into the Federation of Reconstructionist Congregation and Havurot. The
association of the reconstructionist Rabbis is the Reconstructionist
Rabbinical Association.

This list is based on research done at the University of Judaism in January
1993 by faigin@aero.org. Suggestions for additions or deletions are welcome,
as are *brief* annotations for the entries.

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It may also be obtained by email request to faigin@aero.org.

			    PHILOSOPHY OF MOVEMENT

[Alp85]	Alpert, Rebecca T. and Staub, Jacob J. _Exploring Judaism: A
	Reconstructionist Approach_ Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1985.
	ISBN 0-935457-00-3.

[Eis52]	Eisenstein, Ira and Kohn, Eugene. _Mordecai M. Kaplan: An
	Evaluation_ Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, New York. 1952.

[Kap34] Kaplan, Mordecai M. _Judaism as a Civilization_. Reconstructionist
	Press, New York. 1934.

[Kap36] Kaplan, Mordecai M., Ed. _The Jewish Reconstructionist Papers_.
	Behrman's Jewish Book House, New York. 1936.

[Kap48] Kaplan, Mordecai M. _The Future of the American Jew_.
	Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1948.

[Kap56]	Kaplan, Moredecai M. _Questions Jews Ask: Reconstructionist
	Answers_. Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1956.

[Kap60]	Kaplan, Mordecai M. _The Greater Judaism in the Making_
	Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1960.

[Coh58]	Cohen, Jack J. _The Case for Religious Naturalism_.
	Reconstructionist Press, New York. 1958.

[Scu85]	Scult, Mel and Goldsmith, Emanual. _Dynamic Judaism: The Essential
	Writings of Mordecai M. Kaplan_. Reconstructionist Press & Schocken
	Books, New York. 1985.

			 RECONSTRUCTIONIST EDUCATION

[Sta85]	Staug, Jacob and Schein, Jeffrey eds. _Creative Jewish Education: A
	Reconstructionist Perspective_. Rossel Books and Reconstructionist
	Rabbinic Council Press, New York. 1985.

			  RECONSTRUCTIONIST LITURGY

[JRF41] Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation. _The New Haggadah_. Jewish
	Reconstructionist Foundation, New York. 1941. [Passover Liturgy]

[JRF45]	Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation. _The Sabbath Prayer Book_.
	Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, New York.  1945.

[JRF48] Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation. _High Holiday Prayer Book_.
	Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, New York. 1948.

[JRF58]	Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation. _Festival Prayer Book_. Jewish
	Reconstructionist Foundation, New York. 1958 [Festival Liturgy]

Publications of the Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation may be obtained from:

		   The Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation
			      270 W. 89th Street
			      New York NY 10024
				212/496-2960.

This  address may  also  be used   for   _The Reconstructionist Magazine_  and
publications of the Reconstructionist Press.

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, located at Church Road and Greenwood
Avenue in Wyncote PA 19095 publishes _Raayonot_ as its rabbinical journal.

Please mail additions or corrections to me at faigin@aero.org.
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