Aryeh Kaplan
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Leonard Martin Kaplan October 23, 1934 Bronx, NY |
| Died | January 28, 1983 (aged 48) Brooklyn, NY |
| Buried | Mount of Olives, Israel |
| Alma mater | University of Louisville, University of Maryland, Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon, Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem) |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Profession | Rabbi, Writer, Physicist |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Adas Israel, B'nai Sholom, Adath Israel, Ohav Shalom |
| Other | Physicist |
| Yahrtzeit | 14 Shevat (next occurs on January 22, 2027) |
| Residence | Brooklyn, NY |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem |
Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu (Leonard) Kaplan (Hebrew: אריה משה אליהו קפלן; October 23, 1934 – January 28, 1983) was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries. He became well-known as a prolific writer and was lauded as an original thinker. His wide-ranging literary output, inclusive of introductory pamphlets on Jewish beliefs, and philosophy written at the request of NCSY are often regarded as significant factors in the growth of the baal teshuva movement.