Letter to Elie Wiesel about Reserving High-Holiday Seats (1975)

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Letter to Wurzburger Family Declining Bar Mitzvah Invitation (1964)

Dear Walter and Mrs. Wurzburger: My wife and I were very pleased to receive your invitation to the Bar-Mitzvah of your son Myron Israel. We would very much have enjoyed being able to attend and participate in your wonderful Simcheh. Having known Walter as long as I have, and being as fond of him as I am, I would have regarded it as a supreme pleasure to be with you at this occasion. Unfortunately, however, you can well realize that distance and my community commitments here make it impossible for us to attend. Please forgive us, and do accept our very best wishes from afar.May you be the recipients of undiminished blessings from the Almighty, and have the privilege of seeing your son grow into full Jewish manhood and become a source of pride, joy, and Nachas to you and all your family.Cordially yours,RABBI NORMAN LAMM

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Letter to R. Schonfeld about Rabbinic Alumni Dinner in His Honor (1967)

Dear Fabian: I just received word of the forthcoming honor which will be tendered to you by the Rabbinic Alumni on April 2nd and 3rd. Because the letter is unclear as to exactly when the dinner in your honor will be held, I find myself in a bit of a quandary. I had long ago accepted a lecture engagement for Sunday night, April 2nd in Flushing. I hope very fervently that your dinner will be held at some other time because I am anxious to be present personally to pay you tribute.Good luck and best regards,Cordially yours,Rabbi Norman LammRNL/fz

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Letter to R. Yitz Greenberg about Fee for His Lecture (1974)

Dear Yitz, I am pleased to enclose a check for $360, the fee for your splendid talk that last Sunday night. You were, as I stated publicly, exceedingly stimulating. There is much, very much, that I have to add to what I said publicly about the substantive points of your position. However, I suppose that will have to wait for another occasion. Mindy joins me in affectionate regards to Blu. Cordially, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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