RIETS Dinner in Honor of 25th Anniversary (2001)

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Celebration Dinner in Tribute to R. Norman Lamm (2001)

In celebrating a major milestone in the life of one of the nation’s most admired and revered Jewish leaders, the Board of Trustees of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and the Yeshiva University High Schools Steering Committee cordially invite you to a dinner in tribute to Rabbi Norman Lamm, in honor of his 25th anniversary as Rosh HaYeshiva and President of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and President of Yeshiva University. The event will take place on Monday evening, June 11, 2001, at the Grand Hyatt, New York City – 6:00 p.m. reception, 7:00 p.m. dinner. Ludwig Bravmann, Dinner Chairman. David Eshaghian, Dr. Felix L. Glaubach, Jay Schottenstein, Herbert Smilowitz, Moshael J. Straus, Dinner Co-Chairmen. Robert M. Beren, Julius Berman, Judah Feinerman, Erica Jesselson, Burton P. Resnick, Irwin Shapiro, Honorary Chairmen. Eliot Gibber, Journal Chairman. Hyman Arbesfeld, Rabbi Solomon Trau, Journal Co-Chairmen. For reservations or to subscribe to the commemorative journal in honor of Rabbi Lamm, please call 212–960–0852. Journal ad deadline: May 30.

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President of Yeshiva University since 1976, Dr. Norman Lamm, a world renowned leader of Orthodox Jewry, is a rabbi, philosopher, teacher and author. A student of the Torah giant, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Dr. Lamm's scope of scholarship ranges from religious philosophy to the areas of human rights and the seeking of solutions to modern problems in the light of Talmudic law. During his presidency, Dr. Lamm has helped to define the YU vision with his passionate and eloquent articulation of the Torah U'Maddah philosophy. The embodiment of the Torah U'Maddah ideal, Dr. Lamm has been quoted in landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. His books and writings on our mesorah have impacted on the secular world community. Dr. Lamm has traveled the world over, lecturing in nine countries on five continents. An unparalleled community activist and spokesperson, Dr. Lamm was one of the five members of the New York State Ethics Commission and is active in many educational, religious and humanitarian endeavors. Dr. Lamm is married to the former Mindella Mehler. They have four children and seventeen grandchildren.

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RIETS Dinner Honoring Dr. Lamm (2003)

Rabbi Lamm delivers a sermon while being honored at the RIETS dinner.

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