Century Quote by Norman Lamm

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…

— Norman Lamm

Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the…

— Norman Lamm

Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

— Norman Lamm

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted…

— Norman Lamm

Group action - yes; group thinking - no

— Norman Lamm

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.

— Norman Lamm

Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent man be executed. The Innocence Project represents that point…

— Norman Lamm

However, the word madda in modern Hebrew specifically means science.

— Norman Lamm

This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.

— Norman Lamm

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a law degree and make a good living, but it…

— Norman Lamm

I think our vision heretofore has been and should continue to be to have Cardozo be the kind of law school that we can…

— Norman Lamm

In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.

— Norman Lamm