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scholars, a topic almost untouched previously in
English - with such simplicity that it could be understood by any intelligent reader. It was clear to me that his special talent could fill a significant void in English Judaica. I always counted as one of my greatest z'chusim (a spiritual merit granted by God) to have had the privilege of "discovering" Rabbi Kaplan. And once we met, we became lifelong friends. When I invited Rabbi Kaplan to write on the concept of Tefillin for the Orthodox Union's National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY), he completed the 96-page manuscript of God, Man and Tefillin with sources and footnotes from the Talmud, Midrash and Zohar - in less than 2 weeks. The book - masterful, comprehensive, inspiring yet simple - set a pattern which was to characterize all of his succeeding works.
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714:(1967). Kaplan was described as working with his typewriter, "the Me’am Loez in Ladino on one side of him and the Hebrew version on the other side, and he'd look from one to the other and back again, comparing and contrasting and typing away furiously the entire time." Shortly before his death, he completed
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Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, and was taken by his unusual ability to explain a difficult topic - one usually reserved for advanced
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In the 1970s, Kaplan served in the unofficial capacity of the spiritual advisor for NCSY's
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2523:(October 2019). In this chapter, annotated by an editor to be of questionable propriety, Rabbi Kaplan argues that "there is overwhelming evidence from astronomy, geology, radioactive dating, and fossils, that this initial creation took place billions of years ago" (
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2411:"Changing Places: Scouting a variety of out-of-town relocation options at OU Jewish Communities Fair offers a lesson in choosing"
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The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and
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The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The gift he left behind: Collected essays on Jewish themes from the noted writer and thinker
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915:"The Handbook of Jewish Thought," produced early in his career, is a wide-ranging treatment of Judaism's
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1758:"File:Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan's Semicha from Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel.jpg"
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B'nai Sholom (1966–1967): On August 7, 1966, Kaplan became the Rabbi at
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Monument of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
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935:"Made in Heaven: A Jewish Wedding Guide" (Moznaim,
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1263:The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic Thought
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1586:"AN APPRECIATION OF RABBI ARYEH KAPLAN + VIDEO"
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2018:"B'nai Sholom To Have Installation, Reception"
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1255:Until the Mashiach: The Life of Rabbi Nachman
922:"Torah Anthology," a 45-volume translation of
530:Ohav Shalom (1969–1971): Kaplan then moved to
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1393:Kaplan, L.M.; Resnikoff, M. (November 1967).
1019:Until the Mashiach: The Life of Rabbi Nachman
700:From 1976 onward, Kaplan worked to translate
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1624: Sixteenth Census of the United States,
1348:"Final-state interactions in η 0 → 3π decay"
1013:("Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom"), edited by Rabbi
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259:, author, and translator best known for his
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1787:. University of Louisville. 23 August 2012.
1346:Oneda, S.; Kim, Y.S.; Kaplan, L.M. (1964).
433:: he asked of and received a response from
2068:"H-net Discussion Networks - Aryeh Kaplan"
1969:"Weekend worship in Mason City's churches"
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1119:The Handbook of Jewish Thought – Volume 2
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2393:"The Legacy of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan zt"l"
2379:"Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan - Words to live by"
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1311:Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation
1183:Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide
1127:Torah Anthology (Me'am Lo'ez Series)
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2358:"כרטיס נפטר:הרב אריה משה אליהו קפלן"
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2311:. 21 September 2010. Archived from
2043:"CONGREGATION B'NAI SHOLOM RECORDS"
1685:One Small Deed Can Change the World
1655:Who's Who in the East, 17th edition
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2381:. Jewish Week. September 21, 2010.
2122:. Albany, New York. April 17, 1970
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1561:"A Tribute To Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan"
1531:Kobre, Eytan (January 25, 2022).
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2748:Scientists from New York (state)
2683:American critics of Christianity
2663:20th-century American physicists
2587:by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan at ort.org
2097:. Albany, New York. July 7, 1970
1466:. Briskodesh.org. Archived from
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1111:The Handbook of Jewish Thought
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2628:Gravesite of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
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761:Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
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2608:Collected Writings on aish.com
2282:Kahn, Rabbi Ari (2005-01-27).
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2175:Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life
1944:"Rabbi arrives in Mason City"
1894:"Physicist Is Rabbi For Area"
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2172:Hadda, Janet (2003-03-24).
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1657:. Marquis Who'sWho. 1979.
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544:University at Albany, SUNY
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2557:. Mesorah. Archived from
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2095:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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1680:Embracing a Street Kid,
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149:Rabbi, Writer, Physicist
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2763:Translators from Hebrew
2339:. ou.org. June 14, 2006
2204:"Like His Own Children"
1588:. ncsy.org. 13 May 2014
1303:Maimonides' Principles
1271:A Call to the Infinite
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2773:Writers from the Bronx
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1918:Kaplan, Aryeh (1990).
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446:University of Maryland
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2461:the 4th plague עָרוֹב
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2360:. mountofolives.co.il
2284:"Age of the Universe"
2066:Baruch Frydman-Kohl.
1847:(Report). p. 322
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394:Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog
226:Eliezer Yehuda Finkel
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2337:"Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan"
2309:New York Jewish Week
1626:United States census
833:Aryeh Kaplan Academy
574:Associate Editor of
458:magnetohydrodynamics
410:Louisville, Kentucky
382:the Mir in Jerusalem
368:Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon
360:Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
123:Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon
119:Yeshiva Torah Vodaas
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1247:The Infinite Light
1015:Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld
986:The Jewish Observer
954:. Published by the
952:religious practices
917:fundamental beliefs
741:rabbinic literature
722:Five Books of Moses
687:Rabbinic literature
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