Dear David: Thank you very much for the 12 copies of Hamevaser. There is no need to apologize about the change in title. It is standard procedure to have headline writers change things about at their own whim, and your own headhunter did not do too badly with my article. The issue was generally an excellent one, and a great improvement over past issues. My congratulations and best wishes for continued success. Regards to everyone at home, and our good wishes to all of them for a happy holiday. Sincerely, Rabbi Norman Lamm

Dear David: Over this past Shabbat I read through the article you published about my work in the most recent issue of the Torah u-Madda Journal. My intellectual – approved, emotionally expressed – reaction, all my feelings put together, are contained in one word: WOW! David, that you did this for me, and without even checking as to whether I wanted it, came to me by surprise and for which I am profoundly grateful to you. We have known each other for many years, and despite the warm feelings I have had for you and your family, what you did is far more than I ever expected or deserved of you. It is a special token of our friendship that makes me so proud that it was you who volunteered this tribute and now intensifies my feelings of camaraderie and respect for you as a person, a scholar, and above all, a true friend. May the Almighty grant you many more years of advanced scholarship, more admiration from your colleagues and both teachers and students. My warmest regards to your wife, brother, and sister, and all of you who have made of your parents such successful practitioners of parenthood.