In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in Modern Jewish thought.
After graduating from Columbia University in 1902, he was ordained.
About the Author Kaplan emigrated to the United States from Lithuania at the age of 8.
This work continues to function as a central text for the Reconstructionist movement, whose influence continues to grow in American Jewry.
In this book, Kaplan enlarges on his notion of functional reinterpretation and then actually applies it to the entire ritual cycle of the Jewish year-a rarity in Modern Jewish thought