Exchange with Karl Menninger about Article on the Fifth Amendment and Halacha (1956)

1. R. Lamm to Karl Menninger (March 7, 1956)

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Exchange with Reuben Gross about "The Fifth Amendment and Its Equivalent in the Halacha" (1966)

Dear Father Crehan: I was enormously delighted by your letter. I did not know that in this busy city of ours there was anyone left with his humor intact! The Tradition magazine was sent to you at my request, but the solicitation for a subscription was automatic and certainly not by my request. Please, therefore, do not consider the tragic choice between Life and Tradition. My colleagues tell me that Tradition should reinforce Life and not supplant it... All best wishes. Cordially yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter from Dr. Dienstag about Article on the Fifth Amendment and Halacha (1955)

Dear Norman: Zei mir mochel 100,000 mohl for my long silence! I am burdened with work beyond description. I did take off time to read your very interesting essay on the "Fifth Amendment" and it was a relief to me know that the Rabbinate did not ruin you – Halvai Veiter! Please believe me when I tell you that I am profoundly impressed by your good judgement and erudition: Torah V'hochmah bemokom echod. I am glad that "Judaism" has accepted it for publication and I hope you will be able to supply me with a reprint thereof. Of course, it should be sent to another publication. Please insist on obtaining reprints from the Ketuba article; it is important that such material should get wide distribution which is otherwise lost in the periodical "runs". The same goes for the Judaism article. As to the She'lah concerning Birchat Kohanim which I would not want you to offer to Pardes, it is at present difficult for me to advise. I would like to check with some Israeli publications and let you know later about it.Meanwhile, I am closing with the satisfaction that I am to have more and more naches from you.Do let me hear from you.Yours, Jacob I Dienstag

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Letter from R. Isaac Klein about Article on the Fifth Amendment and Halacha (1956)

Dear Rabbi Lamm: Let me congratulate you upon your fine study published in the last issue of Judaism. I am happy to learn that the day by day duties of the rabbinate have not completely displaced your inclination to study. Keep it up. Very few rabbis manage to pay proper attention to both. May I also use this opportunity to thank you for your telegram congratulating me at the occasion of my receiving life tenure. It was very thoughtful of you and I appreciate it very much. Regards to your charming rebbitzen and to your entire flock. Rabbi Isaac Klein

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