Excerpts from Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Committee of the Jewish Center (1967)

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A Weekend Kallah Torah Study Retreat

Intensive study of the Torah in an atmosphere of fellowship among our congregants has always been an aim of The Jewish Center. To achieve this goal this year in a new way, The Center will be sponsoring a weekend retreat for families in an informal hotel setting near New York City, beginning on a Friday and concluding on a Sunday afternoon. The Kallah will be open to Center families only, and limited to no more than fifty people, in order to achieve intimacy in study, fellowship, and tefillah. Our own Rabbi, Dr. Norman Lamm, will be the Scholar in Residence for the Kallah, which will take place October 31 – November 2.

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Exchange with R. Joseph Lookstein Upon R. Lamm's Appointment at The Jewish Center (1958)

My dear Norman: Upon my return to New York, I learned that you have made a change in your rabbinic venue. Without any big words, I learned that you were going to be a neighbor of ours and that you would be the Associate Rabbi of the Jewish Center. I am sorry that there was no chance for us to discuss your decision before you made it. Having made it, I am confident that it is a good one, and I pray that it proves a successful one. My best wishes to you and to your dear wife, not alone for the New Year but for a satisfying and glorious ministry in the Metropolitan city. I need not tell you that I am ready to help along with word and deed whenever you see fit to call on me. Very cordially yours, Joseph H. Lookstein

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