LammLegacy

Preserving and sharing Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm’s Torah and leadership – making thousands of sermons, letters, and essays accessible worldwide.

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“Upon my return this week from a brief visit to Eretz Yisrael, I found several clippings from my in-box… relating to last week’s visit to the beis medrash of Yeshiva University by several prominent Catholic priests….”

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New blog up!

Rabbi Lamm’s surprising reading of Athens and Jerusalem – not as the contrast is usually told, but as a warning about what he called the “hollowing out” of Jewish life.

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“Several months ago, well before the Siyyum Ha-Shas celebrating the conclusion of the Daf Yomi, I asked Rabbi Charlop to make private and discrete inquiries from Agudath Israel whether Yeshiva University would be invited to join the commemoration…”

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In 1987, Rabbi Lamm published a brief, heartbreaking reflection about his mother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. The piece, entitled “What Have We Forgotten,” was published in Newsday.

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In 1976, when Rabbi Lamm was elected President of Yeshiva University, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren reached out to offer congratulations - and to make one additional request...

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New site feature!

There’s now an interactive timeline with major moments from Rabbi Lamm life. You can scroll through the decades, see vintage photos, and click into key events to explore related archival content.

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Did you know Rabbi Norman Lamm’s entire doctoral dissertation is on the site? It’s posted in chapters to keep the PDFs manageable.
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Did you know? Rabbi Lamm was offered the Chief Rabbinate of the British Commonwealth in 1966 — and turned it down. He also forcefully rejected the rumor that he did so because he couldn’t work with the London Beit Din.
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The Lamm Legacy blog is now live! Our first post, by Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, revisits the “caveman” debate and shows how Rabbi Lamm was developing its core ideas – and engaging Rav Mordechai Gifter – nearly 30 years earlier. Read here: https://t.co/cn5uCQa7Bg

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In 1973, Rabbi Lamm was shocked to learn that a Jewish newspaper had run a Christian missionary ad. In a letter to the editor, he issued this scathing rebuke.

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"Dear Dr. Lamm, Allow me to introduce myself. I am a caveman! Yes, a real live caveman who lives and learns in Lakewood in the twentieth century.”

Letter: https://t.co/6No2cMVdr0

“Caveman” Address: https://t.co/FVNteaUS9e

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Nearly half a century ago, Rabbi Norman Lamm offered guidelines for utilizing rapidly advancing technology in universities - and his lessons couldn’t be more timely. My latest in the @JewishJournal, drawing from the amazing @LammLegacy https://t.co/XfvwZGtNAE

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“True intellect leads to more than concepts, it leads to reverence.”

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CALL FOR RABBI LAMM CORRESPONDENCE SUBMISSIONS
Help us preserve Rabbi Norman Lamm’s legacy through his letters. Send scans or photos to [email protected] with the subject line “Rabbi Lamm Correspondence Submission.” We will review all submissions with care.

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In commemoration of Yitzhak Rabin’s 30th yahrtzeit: Rabbi Lamm was deeply grieved by the assassination and spoke out repeatedly in its aftermath. Here are the reflections he delivered on the occasion of the sheloshim.

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Did you know that Rabbi Joseph Lookstein, for whom Rabbi Lamm interned at Kehilath Jeshurun in 1951-1952, apparently credited Rabbi Lamm with helping persuade his son Rabbi Haskel Lookstein to enter the rabbinate?

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A remarkable archival find – a detailed 1964 proposal for an Anglo olim community in Israel. It anticipates suburban life, jobs, schools, even housing plans – decades ahead of its time.

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Did you know that when he first arrived at The Jewish Center, Rabbi Lamm served as principal of its Hebrew school?

Here’s an early memo from 1958 – where he even requested ping pong balls.
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👀 Troublemakers should be seen personally in advance.”
✍️Here is Rabbi Lamm’s note to The Jewish Center’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Leo Jung, with suggestions for avoiding “the extremes of coldness and wildness” on Simchat Torah.

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Timeless and timely…

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