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Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan (Hebrew: אריה משה אליהו קפלן; October 23, 1934 – January 28, 1983) [1] [2] was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries.
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881 – November 8, 1983) was an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian, philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist movement of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein.
Dana Evan Kaplan (born October 29, 1960) is a Reform rabbi known for his writings on Reform Judaism, in particular, and American Judaism, generally. He has also written on other subjects, including American Jewish history and Jews in various diaspora communities.
The Living Torah [3] is a 1981 translation of the Torah by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. It was and remains a highly popular translation, [4] and was reissued in a Hebrew-English version with haftarot for synagogue use. Kaplan had the following goals for his translation, which were arguably absent from previous English translations: Make it clear and ...
Jacob Kaplan was born in Paris, France, to a Jewish family. He served in World War One and was later ordained as a rabbi. [1] In 1950, Jacob Kaplan was elected Chief Rabbi of Paris. [2] Kaplan engaged in interfaith dialogue in France with leaders of other religious communities. [3]
Vichna Kaplan (1913 – August 20, 1986) was a Russian-born American Orthodox Jewish teacher and school dean who, together with her husband Rabbi Boruch Kaplan, brought the Bais Yaakov movement to America.
Rabbi Kaplan was well-versed in the Talmud and the poskim [7] as well as in kabbalah and Acharonim. [8] Yet, he refused to render halachic decisions (except for one occasion when it was a matter of life and death ) [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and held the humble position of shammash (sexton) in the Synagogue Chevra Shas .
Dana Evan Kaplan, rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom in Sun City, Arizona; author of The New Reform Judaism: Challenges and Reflections, the most current modern scholarly analysis of contemporary Reform Judaism; Alysa Stanton, first ordained Black female rabbi (Reform) in America; Margaret Wenig, rabbi known for advocating for LGBT rights