Dana Evan Kaplan

Submitted photo/Lori Baker Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan Posted Monday, January 5, 2026 11:00 am In a three-part interfaith series, Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan of Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley, will explore Judaism’s boldest and mysterious teachings about the afterlife, drawing from biblical texts, rabbinic debates, medieval philosophy and Jewish mysticism. “We will ask why the rabbis spoke so intensely about what awaits us beyond this life. Does Judaism believe in Heaven and Hel

by: Chad Petri Posted: Jan 24, 2016 / 10:46 AM CST Rabbi Dr. Dana Evan Kaplan is a busy man. He’s head of the oldest reformed Jewish congregation in Alabama. That’s Spring Hill Temple. He takes over for Donald Kunstandt. Kunstandt retired last year after nearly 30 years as rabbi at Spring Hill Temple. Kaplan is the interim rabbi and he said part of his job is to help members of the congregation decide their direction. “Before they move on over the next 28 years or whate

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2025 7:26 am Photo: Lori Baker  Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan Three American Jewish women who helped reshape politics, social justice and Jewish destiny at the turn of the 20th century — Henrietta Szold, Emma Goldman and Golda Meir — shared immigrant roots and Jewish identity, yet chose radically different paths: religious renewal, political rebellion and national leadership. Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan will lead a thre

Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, right, is pictured with the only Jewish Moroccan tour guide, Raphael El-Maleh, who organized the Jewish museum in Casablanca, collecting Jewish ritual items and other historical documents from Jewish communities throughout Morocco. Posted Friday, November 14, 2025 10:00 am Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan will lead an interfaith course about Jews and Judaism in Morocco in December. Kapla