Reconstructionist Judaism

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Jewish religious movement denomination of Judaism

Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	Occurrences
Reconstructing Judaism	3
Reconstructionist rabbis	2
American Judaism	1
Jewish Reconstructionist Communities	1
Reconstructionism	1
Reconstructionism (Judaism)	1
Reconstructionist Jewish thought	1
Reconstructionist Jews	1
Reconstructionist theology	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish religious movement ⓘ denomination of Judaism ⓘ
allows	interfaith families as members ⓘ mixed-gender seating in worship ⓘ ordination of LGBTQ clergy ⓘ ordination of women as rabbis ⓘ
coreConcept	Judaism as a civilization including religion, culture, and peoplehood ⓘ community-based religious authority ⓘ integration of modern scholarship with Jewish life ⓘ ongoing reinterpretation of tradition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
emphasis	Jewish peoplehood ⓘ LGBTQ inclusion ⓘ adaptation of Jewish tradition to contemporary values ⓘ democratic decision-making in Jewish communities ⓘ ethical living ⓘ gender equality in religious life ⓘ lay participation in decision-making ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ
foundedBy	Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ
hasClergyTitle	cantor ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ⓘ
hasOrganization	Reconstructionist Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jewish Reconstructionist Communities Reconstructionist Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reconstructing Judaism Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ⓘ
influencedBy	Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ
liturgicalText	Siddur ⓘ surface form: Kol Haneshamah prayerbook series
notableFigure	Deborah Waxman ⓘ Ira Eisenstein ⓘ Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ
periodOfEmergence	early 20th century ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ Israel ⓘ North America ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
theologicalView	Judaism as an evolving religious civilization ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
viewOnChosenPeople	rejects traditional notion of Jews as the chosen people ⓘ
viewOnGod	often non-supernaturalist conceptions of God ⓘ
viewOnHalakha	Jewish law is a resource and starting point for communal decision ⓘ Judaism is not halakhically binding in a traditional sense ⓘ
viewOnHalakhicProcess	decisions made by informed, participatory communities ⓘ
viewOnIntermarriage	generally more accepting than Orthodox and Conservative Judaism ⓘ
viewOnRevelation	Torah ⓘ surface form: Torah is a human record of the Jewish people’s encounter with the divine
viewOnTradition	tradition has a vote but not a veto ⓘ
viewOnZionism	generally supportive of Zionism with critical engagement ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → academicFocus → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionist theology

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → accredits → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionist rabbis

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → affiliation → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructing Judaism

Orthodox Judaism → contrastsWith → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Ira Eisenstein → fieldOfWork → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionist Jewish thought

Mordecai Kaplan → founded → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → governedBy → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructing Judaism

Judaism → hasDenomination → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Contemporary Judaism → hasMovement → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Reconstructionist Judaism → hasOrganization → Reconstructionist Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructing Judaism

Reconstructionist Judaism → hasOrganization → Reconstructionist Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish Reconstructionist Communities

Jews → hasReligiousDenomination → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Jewish diaspora → hasReligiousExpression → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Ira Eisenstein → ideology → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionism (Judaism)

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → ideology → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionism

Reform Judaism → isRelatedTo → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Ira Eisenstein → movement → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Mordecai Kaplan → movement → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Kabbalat Shabbat → observedBy → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionist Jews

Rabbi → presentInBranch → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Jewish Americans → religiousDenomination → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → religiousMovement → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

Ira Eisenstein → sphereOfInfluence → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Judaism

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College → trains → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconstructionist rabbis

Aleinu → usedBy → Reconstructionist Judaism ⓘ