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.