Rabbi Bill Plevan, Ph.D.
Special guest
Rabbi Dr. William Plevan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Thought at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and currently serves as its Democracy Fellow for 2023-24. His essays on contemporary Jewish theology, ethics and political thought have been published in several books for scholars and general readers. He is currently working on a book on the ideal of community in the thought of Martin Buber. He currently serves as the co-chair of the board of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and has served as the President of Matan, an organization devoted to promoting special needs Jewish education.
Rabbi Bill Plevan, Ph.D. has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 59: The Reconstructionist Connection to Democracy: Past, Present and Future
October 31st, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
decision 2024, democracy, donald trump, election, jd vance, joe biden, judaism, kamala harris, mordecai kaplan, on tyranny, reconstructing judaism, reconstructionist judaism, timothy snyder
Democracy holds a special place in Reconstructionist teachings, liturgy and practice. Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., and Rabbi William Plevan, Ph.D., dive deep into Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s — the founding thinker of Reconstructionist Judaism — thinking on democracy and pluralism and why it matters today.