jan 1, 1920 - Reconstructionist Judaism

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Who: Jewish movement behind ideas of Mordecai Kaplan.
What: A new school of thought, not a branch of Judaism. Focuses on Jewish ability to fulfill spiritual and cultural needs. Focuses: education, evolution of Judaism, progressive vs. traditional.
Where: America
When: 1920's

(Mordecai...what a name... helped form this movement by his ideas. Unlike Reform Judaism, it isn't trying to form a new branch of Judaism, instead it is trying to begin a new school of thought where Jews look at their motives and abilities.)

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