Letter to R. Berzon Declining to Serve as Committee Chair Due to Reservations (1966)

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Letter to Baruch Litvin Declining a Project Due to Being "Overburdened" (1961)

Dear Mr. Litvin: It was a pleasure hearing from you and learning of the progress that you are making in the publication of your forthcoming book. You know how willing I am to cooperate with you in anything you ask of me. However, I an so overburdened because of my inability to say "no" that I am afraid that I shall never get around to doing the things that I personally have given priority to. I would very much appreciate it if you would accept a request by me to be forgiven from the present assignment. I am just too busy to undertake anything else at the moment.I know you will get expert and better advice from other sources.Sincerely,Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter to R. Sandrow Declining Invitation to Join Board of HaDoar Associates Due to Thesis (1963)

Dear Rabbi Sandrow: Thank you very much for inviting me to join you on the Board of Hadoar Associates. I would be pleased to accept, except for the fact that I am beginning to write a thesis and therefore have decided to accept no new obligations until I am done. I hope you understand. Please accept my best wishes for a great deal of success. Sincerely, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter to Moses Feuerstein about Declining OU Committee on Law and Legislation Appointment (1964)

Dear Moe: Thank you so much for your call on Monday night referring me to Nat Gross. I was about to call him immediately but something came up of a rather important nature and it was much too late at night to make a respectable call. I therefore hope to contact him later today, or later this week. I appreciate your appointing me to the Committee on Law and Legislation. I remember us having discussed it, but without specific reference to my joining the committee. I hope you will take with good grace my declining your invitation. If I accept any more obligations which require any committee meetings at all, I will have extended myself beyond the point of usefulness for anything that I am presently working on. In addition to all else, I have certain other obligations which I can explain to you personally and all of which force me, however regretfully, to say "no" despite my awareness of the importance of this committee.I hope you will explain this to Reuben Gross so that he will understand it too.My very best to Shirley and the children.Sincerely,RABBI NORMAN LAMM

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