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Valedictory Address (1949)

Dr. Belkin, Honored Guests, Fellow Graduates, Friends: It is customary for the valedictorian to stress the idea that the class' four year stay at the college has been but preparation for later accomplishments; that the college has given the tools, but the actual forging ahead must come, as a result of individual efforts, in the years following, I find myself forced to adhere to this stereotype. Yeshiva, in the final analysis, is bound only to give us the raw materials necessary for that now-famous synthesis of Western civilization and Traditional Judaism which is the epitome of the ideals of this school. It is our duty to effect within ourselves this conciliation or harmony between the two cultures. It is generally conceded that one of the primary characteristics of Western civilization is science; that science, and especially technology, is the foundation upon which is built the edifice of modern Western civilization. Therefore, it becomes our interest to consider the juxtaposition of science and Judaism. However, I do not believe it proper to rehash, here, the ancient topic of science and religion. Much — very much — has been said, but little indeed has been done. Perhaps we should begin to emphasize the "doing” rather than the "saying”. The essence of Traditional Judaism, as we know it and as we would like to know it, is the Halacha. מיום שחרב בית המקדש אין לו להקב"ה בעולמו אלא ד' אמות של הלכה בלבד. "Since the day the Holy Temple was destroyed, the Holy One, Blessed be He, has in His world only the four cubits of Halacha”. And what is the Halacha if not the application of divinely revealed Biblical and Talmudic principles to empirical facts, to what William James called "the irreducible and stubborn facts" of Nature. As such, the understanding and correct practice of Halacha is necessarily dependent upon the development and success of scientific endeavor. Since the codification of Halacha, and particularly in the past on e hundred years, men have discovered more…
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Torah Voda'ath Report Cards

Hebrew Parochial High School (Yeshivath Torah Vodaath and Mesifta), 141 South 3rd Street Brooklyn, N.Y., Report Card. Pupil: Lamm, Norman; Official Teacher: Mr. Livazer; Class: 2B2; Term Ending: . Subject: English; Section: 446; 1st Mark: 87; Final Mark: 90. Subject: Hebrew; Section: 443, 1st Mark: 97; Final Mark: 98; Regents: 98. Subject: French; Section: 445; 1st Mark: 95; Final Mark: 96. Subject: Mathematics; Section: 242; 1st Mark: 98; Final Mark: 90. Subject: History; Section: 244; 1st Mark: 85; Final Mark: 90; Regents: 95. Hebrew Parochial High School (Yeshivath Torah Vodaath and Mesifta), 141 South 3rd Street Brooklyn, N.Y., Report Card. Pupil: Lamm, Norman; Official Teacher: Mr. Greenberg; Class: 3A; Term Ending: Jan. '44. Subject: English; Section: 662; 1st Mark: 80; Final Mark: 85. Subject: French; Section: 666, 1st Mark: 90; Final Mark: 90; Regents: 91. Subject: Mathematics; Section: 463; 1st Mark: 90; Final Mark: 95; Regents: 100. Subject: History; Section: 265; 1st Mark: 80; Final Mark: 85; Regents: 95. Subject: Physics; Section: 154; 1st Mark: 55; Final Mark: 95. English Department of Yeshivath Torah Vadaath, H. Blickstein (Principal), 206 Wilson St. Brooklyn, N.Y. Report Card; Pupil: Norman Lamm; Term Beginning: Oct 1936; Grade: 3B; M. Willnen (Teacher). Effort: A (Months, 1), A (Months, 2), A (Months, 3). Work: B+ (Months, 1), B+ (Months, 2), B+ (Months, 3). Days Absent: 0 (Months, 1), 0 (Months, 2), 4 (Months, 3). Times Late: 0 (Months, 1), 0 (Months, 2), 0 (Months, 3). Conduct: A (Months, 1), A (Months, 2), A (Months, 3). Cleanliness: A (Months, 1), A (Months, 2), A (Months, 3). Hebrew Parochial High School (Yeshivath Torah Vodaath and Mesifta), 141 South 3rd Street Brooklyn, N.Y., Report Card. Pupil: Lamm, Norman; Official Teacher: Mrs. Septimio; Class: 4A; Term Ending: June '44. Subject: English; Section: 773; 1st Mark: P; 2nd Mark: 90; Final Mark: 90. Subject: English; Section: 885, 1st Mark: P; 2nd Mark: 85; Final Mark: 90; Regents: 90. Subjec…
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Acceptance to Serve on Board of Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists (1960)

I agree to serve under the new constitution of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists as a member of the Board of Governors from 5720 to 5722.
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