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Aug. 3, 1973

Letter from R. Singer about Publishing Lectures for Carmel School Students in Australia (1973)

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"Who Is a Jew?"ch: I trust that you received my cablegram informing you of the date of my arrival (my wife should arrive separately on the same day) and our expected date of departure from Australia. Our own travel plans on the way to Australia and on the return trip are still very uncertain especially because of financial considerations, i.e., each of us will incur a fare expense much higher than we anticipated. In addition to the titles I already sent you, I will be prepared to speak on the following themes:"Who Is a Jew?""Hassidism and Its Relevance Today""Why Should a Young Person Be Orthodox""Current Trends in American Orthodoxy""The Space Age and Judaism" (or: "Life in Other Worlds").In addition to the above, I would be prepared to speak on such subjects as שבת, כשרות, טהרת המשפחה. Do be kind enough to let me know in advance, if at all possible, what themes have been chosen for mv various lectures. Incidentally, I may want to use some of my spare time for my own work, and to that end I am taking along a number of microfilms. Do you think there will be any microfilm readers in nearby library? Is it possible to rent one of the new and rather small machines currently being produced? This is not crucial, but it could prove quite convenient to me.I trust that as time goes on we shall be getting more details from you, such as a firmer itinerary, including postal addresses so that my family and office will know where to reach me.All best wishes.Cordially,Rabbi Norman Lamm
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Letter to R. Mandel about Lecturing and Kashrut Arrangements in Auckland, New Zealand (1973)

My dear Rabbi Mandel: It was a genuine pleasure hearing from you and receiving your most gracious invitation, which my wife and I cordially accept. Your description of the condition of New Zealand Jewry is certainly depressing, and I can appreciate the tone of your letter. I have always felt that it is people such as yourself in the rabbinate who are manning the loneliest outposts of Jewry, and therefore deserve all the more credit than those of us who have the good fortune to be in the large centered. It will be my pleasure to preach in your congregation on Shabbat נחמו and to be your guest for that Shabbat. I do hope that we are not imposing upon you and your kind wife.In answer to your inquiry, I expect to be arriving in Auckland on Thursday, August 9 אי"ה, 12:45 P.M. aboard Quantas #850. My wife should be arriving the same day, at 3:15 P.M. aboard TE #222. I certainly do not want to inconvenience you, and therefore it will be more than adequate if you meet me at the airport at the later date, because I prefer to wait for my wife end greet her upon landing.Your description of the deplorable condition of kashrut in New Zealand certainly makes travel more difficult for observant Jews. Nevertheless, we are determined to do the best we can, and will attempt to survive on what little kosher processed food you have and what we can bring in with us from Australia. Our present intentions are to rent a car in Auckland from Sunday morning, August 12 and from there to visit Waitomo and Rotorua and from there proceed to Wellington. We there would like to leave the car and take the overnight ferry to Christchurch, and perhaps take the air excursions which I have read about.I wonder if you know how we can make provisions for kosher food were we to spend Shabbat in Christchurch or Wellington. If that is impossible, we shall try to be back in Auckland for the second Shabbat, because we expect to leave for the States on August 19 and 20 (my wife and I do not travel on the same a…
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Letter to Eve Simon about Newspaper Reporting of Lectures in Australia (1973)

My dear Mrs. Simon: Please accept my warmest thanks for your kindness in mailing to me those copies of the newspapers in which you published reports on my various lectures. I am especially grateful for your very warm and flattering comments in your column. Is it at all possible to continue to receive copies of the newspaper by surface mail as a way of keeping in contact with a community which I learned to like and respect? All my best wishes for a very happy New Year. Cordially yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm
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