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March 1, 1954

Letter from Aaron Kurn to Kodimoh Congregants Announcing Welcome Home Ceremony for Lamm Family (1954)

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Letter from Aaron Kurn Announcing R. Lamm's Appointment as Kodimoh Rabbi (1953)

Dear Rabbi Lamm: It gives me great pleasure to inform you of your unanimous acceptance by the congregation to serve Kodimoh as its spiritual leader. We understand that you will assume your new position some time during the week of January 4, 1954. In behalf of Kodimoh, please accept our sincere congratulations. We are proud of our synagogue and congregation and feel certain that you will lead us to further accomplishments and sincere religious appreciation. We are certain that through your association with us, Kodimoh will maintain its position in the community and continue to be referred too, as a congregation of prestige. We look forward to your being with us and can assure you of our utmost cooperation and support.With kind personal regards, I amYours sincerely, Congregation KodimohAaron Kurn, President
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Letter from Prior Kodimoh Rabbi Congratulating R. Lamm on Assuming Kodimoh Pulpit (1954)

Dear Rabbi Lamm: I wish to congratulate you upon becoming Rabbi of Kodimah Synagogue. I hope that you will have a successful career and will find your work as satisfying as I did. It is a fine Congregation with a co-operative membership. The black sheep I will let you find out for yourself. The good ones I commend to your attention. You will find them particularly among the younger members, especially those who are active in the Day School. Rabbi Lookstein spoke to me about you in very glowing terms. I am sure you will be able to make Kodimah continue to be a fortress for traditional Judaism in the finest sense of the term. With sincerest congratulations and best wishes, I am Cordially yours, Rabbi Isaac Klein
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Letter to Kodimoh Congregants Outlining Yizkor Policies (1954)

Dear Friend: May we call to your attention a new feature in Kodimoh's spiritual program, which will no doubt be of interest to you? In the past, it has been our custom, on the four times a year when the Yizkor is recited, to read the names of the deceased in the course of the Memorial Prayers. Unfortunately, we have found that as time passes, more and more names are submitted for mentioning. This has reached the point where it has proven burdensome for the congregation to remain standing for the lengthy recital of the names. We feel that to continue in the same manner detracts from the dignity of the service and is well-nigh impractical. We know that in a number of years from now it will be completely out of the question. It has therefore been decided to adopt a system whereby we will be able to memorialize our beloved departed and still maintain the dignity and decorum of the service. Each year, before Yom Kippur, we shall publish a printed booklet containing the Yizkor prayers including a list of all the names of the deceased whose memory we wish to reverence. The Cantor will recite a collective "El Mole" for all those whose names appear in the booklet, at all four occasions during the year when Yizkor is said.The names which appear on plaques will be automat-ically included without special charge. For those who want to memorialize relatives and friends for whom there are no plaques, the following system will be adopted. For a voluntary contribution per name, we will include the name of the deceased plus the name of the donor. Since this is not a fund raising proposition we have decided to place a maximum limit on the donation. The charge, therefore, is entirely up to you. You are invited to give any contribution per name you wish, but the maximum limit is $15.00 per name.Ue respectfully request that you hurry and fill out the enclosed form. Please remember that the dead-line is September 20th. Absolutely no applications will be accepted after that date until the…
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