
Jenna Weissman Joselit
Professor of Judaic Studies and author of Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul; provides scholarly biography and analysis of Kaplan's life and ideas in this episode.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 33min
The Greatest Rabbi Of All Time? With Jenna Weissman Joselit
Jenna Weissman Joselit, Professor of Judaic Studies and biographer of Mordecai M. Kaplan, brings scholarly insight and family warmth. She traces Kaplan’s immigrant roots, his shift from halakha to peoplehood, and his practical, sometimes controversial, reforms. The conversation highlights Kaplan’s evolving theology, cultural innovations like the bat mitzvah, and his lasting imprint on American Jewish life.


