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May-June 1976

Exchange with Lawrence Kobrin about Project on Talmud and Contemporary Legal Issues (1976)

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1. Lawrence Kobrin to R. Lamm

1. Lawrence Kobrin to R. Lamm (May 11, 1976)

1. Lawrence Kobrin to R. Lamm (May 11, 1976)

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