Reconstructionism
A certificate from Congregation Beth Shalom for the bat mitzvah of Ruth Lieberman in 1925 — part of the first group bat mitzvah ceremony held by the congregation. Without a “bat mitzvah” certificate, the congregation was forced to repurpose the standard “bar mitzvah” certificate. (Image courtesy Rauh Jewish Archives)
May 27, 2025, 8:40 am
Proto-Reconstructionism in Pittsburgh
In the rudimentary days of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s revolution in the early 1920s, Pittsburgh appears to have flirted with some of his ideas.
By Eric Lidji
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