Home Home / Letter from Prof. Koppel about Inaugura…

Correspondence

May 10, 1992

Letter from Prof. Koppel about Inaugural Higayon Conference (1992)

Torah Umadda
View The Text

This content is currently available in its original PDF format. As we expand the library, we plan to add a text version as well.

RELATED CONTENT

Outline

Torah Umadda Speech (1992)

1. apolgy f treatg thme here/book. *TuM so self-evdt... Many/most yshvot except far Hasidic: nght collg; All – HS; halkhc diff'ce? *True, attackd mny reasns. But note, e.g.: *R. Hayym Brisker: totl rjctn M – evn lang/nwspprs... any ready forbd Eng tdy? *same tm: nt true w no precdnts! Evn in hal'c commy *Exs: הרמ"א התעניין גם בלמודי פילוסופיה, קבלה היסטוריה ואסטרונומיה. בספרו "תורת העולה" מצטט הוא בתמידות חכמים רבים במקצועות אלו, אע"פ שבנוגע לתורת חכמי האומות שאב את ידיעותיו מכלי שני. הוא מתיחס
Torah Umadda

Correspondence

Exchange between Dr. Gurock and Prof. Koppel about Speaking Schedule at Inaugural Higayon Conference (1992)

Dear Professor Gurock, I’ve finally finished a month of miluim and am back to work on the Higayon conference. The schedule is now set and invitations are being mailed out. You will receive the complete schedule in the mail some time next week. The opening session will take place on the campus of the Gruss Institute at 7:30 in the evening on Monday October 26. The speakers will be Dr. Lamm and Adin Steinsaltz. I am assuming that Dr. Lamm will be speaking on “Torah u’Mada” in Hebrew for a period of 45 minutes to an hour. If this is unsatisfactory please notify me at once. On another issue, I have clarified with the legal experts here that it would be far better for Yeshiva to pay the stipends of speakers flying in from the States directly to the speakers rather than via our account. This is because money which passes through our hands is subject to a 15% currency-exchange surcharge and is conceivably taxable as well. At the very least, we would expect that those speakers who are employees of Yeshiva (Levine, Rosensweig, Shindman) be paid directly by Yeshiva (with the $3000 then deducted from the $7000 to be sent to us). Please get back to me on this. Best regards, Moshe Koppel
Torah Umadda

Correspondence

Letter from Prof. Koppel to Dr. Gurock about Inaugural Higayon Conference (1992)

Dear Professor Gurock, let me update you with respect to the Higayon Conference. The conference is scheduled to open on the evening of Monday, October 26 and will take place in BMT as originally planned. On Tuesday there will be sessions throughout the day and on Wednesday there will be sessions until 3:00 p.m., followed by a closed session for mathematicians. The closed session will take place in the home of Mr. M. Brachfeld in Motza. As I mentioned to you, Mr. Brachfeld is contributing $5,000 towards the publication of the proceedings. I’ve just met with Rabbi Rackman who has confirmed that Bar-Ilan will match Yeshiva’s $7,000 contribution. The opening session will feature Rabbi Lamm and Rabbi A. Lichtenstein, pending final agreement of each to attend. Could you please ask Rabbi Lamm to confirm his participation as soon as possible – I’m leaving after Tisha B’Av for a month of miluim – and also please ask him to let me know if he intends to speak in English or Hebrew (Hebrew is preferable). I’ll keep you informed of further developments. Best regards.
Torah Umadda