Dear Dr. Lamm, In my last letter to you, concerning halakhic correspondence between R. Weinberg and your grandfather, I forgot to enclose the two letters of R. Weinberg to Prof. Atlas. I am sure you will find them interesting as they show that even leading halakhists can be troubled by aspects of Jewish law. Sincerely, Marc Shapiro

Dear Dr. Lamm, It is only recently that I got around to reading your Torah u-Madda, which I greatly enjoyed. On p. 164 you write that the Torah blessing is restricted to texts of Torah etc. What is your source for this statement? Thank you. Sincerely, Marc B. Shapiro. Thanks for the compliment. With respect to your question – see Tosafot ad loc. Berakhot 21a ד״ה אבל דברי תורה, and compare Rambam Hilkhot Berakhot 11:16 and Raavad there. See also Tur O.H. 47 and Beit Yosef, Shulhan Arukh O.H. 47:2 and commentaries ad loc. Also Magen Avraham, Mishnah Berurah. The essential difference is between Torah she-bikhtav and Torah she-be’al peh. Be well, Norman Lamm