Norman Lamm Quotes

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• To appeal to contemporary man to revert, in this twentieth century, to a pagan-like nature worship in order to restrain technology from further encroachment and…
• No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well turn out to be facts.
• Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of study.
• In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.
• As far as YU faculty and students are concerned, the love for Israel is very strong. Probably about three thousand of our graduates have settled…
• At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a law degree and make a good living, but it is…
• Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern - must be tested vigorously. If they are found wanting,…
• Group action - yes; group thinking - no
• Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.
• This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.
• Most Modern Orthodox are religious Zionists. Despite all differences and nuances among us, we consider the founding of the State a historic change. We accept…
• I was not the midwife of the Law School, but its fraternal twin.
• Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent man be executed. The Innocence Project represents that point of…
• As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary Committee on privacy law.
• I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to the second or third century, when it was elaborated on…
• Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We are proud of our Israel programs, which come at a…
• Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state.
• Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the government…
• However, the word madda in modern Hebrew specifically means science.
• I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in…

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