Letter to R. Jung about Planning Fall Lectures at The Jewish Center (1971)

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Exchange with R. Jung Regarding Jewish Center Updates (1963)

Dear Rabbi Jung: Thank you very much for your letter which arrived at The Center during the time that I was on vacation. Please, therefore, excuse the delay in my response to you. The letter was given to Fay and she, in turn, transmitted it to me. I have not sent you the bulletin as I am still securing and compiling additional information. Just as soon as I do finalize the copy, I shall be glad to mail same to you. I trust that you are being apprised of all the happenings here at our Center Family. I do hope you and Mrs. Jung are enjoying good health. Please send my very best regards to Mrs. Jung. Sincerely, Florence Fine, Rabbi Norman Lamm’s Sec’y

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Letter to R. Rabinowitz about Guest Lecturing at The Jewish Center (1961)

My dear Rabbi Rabinowitz: I am delighted to learn that you will be visiting in New York from December 25 to January 18. At present I have no plans to be out of town during that time and do hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you and visiting with you during your stay with your sister-in-law and brother-in-law. On behalf of Rabbi Jung and myself I would like to extend to you an invitation to preach from the pulpit of the Jewish Center on Saturday, January 7. It will be an honor and pleasure for our congregation to hear you at that time.With all good wishes,Respectfully,Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter to R. Jung about Recommendations for Changes in New Soncino Chumash Edition (1967)

Dear Rabbi Jung: Pursuant to our agreement to divide the Five Books of the Soncino Humash in order to recommend any absolutely necessary changes for republication together with a Siddur, I looked through the Book of Numbers, and found only two places where I would enter some minor changes. The first is not absolutely urgent but advisable. It occurs on page 594, where the commentary, speaking of the priestly blessing, distinguishes between Ashkenazi and Sephardi customs with regard to the blessing. I do not know of any such distinction between these communities; however, I am aware of a distinct difference between the custom as it prevails in the State of Israel and the one that we practice in the Diaspora. I think this is what Rabbi Hertz was referring to, and a slight change here would be worthwhile.Page 692. In speaking of the laws of in״ heritance, in his commentary on the episode with the daughters of Zelophehad, R.Hertz makes the following statement: ״The Order of Inheritance as developed by later Jewish law is as follows" This statement is one which roust be changed• One might simply omit the word "later," or, preferably sub-stitute the word "in” for ’,as developed by later."Other than these two matters, I have not found anything that should be objectionable, although there is a good deal of dated material.NL

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