Dear Rabbi Baumol: I am writing to remind you that I arranged last Tuesday night to have you act as my agent in the sale of my Chametz. Please record this historic fact and do not neglect me when, this coming Friday, you indulge in your annual inter-faith relationships. Sincerely, Rabbi Norman Lamm

Dear Rabbi Baumol: I am returning to you the enclosed information you sent me concerning “The Israel Council for Jewish-Arab Cooperation.” Needless to say, I am heartily in agreement with the aims of this group. Apparently it is meant strictly for Israelis, and rightly so. Nevertheless, all of us who are interested in the welfare of the State of Israel should enthusiastically approve the aspirations of the Council.I think it is important that the religious leadership of the State, especially the Rabbis and heads of the Yeshivot, involve itself in this kind of work. First, it is the kind of moral endeavor which should evoke the support of the spiritual leadership of the country. Second, there is another important reason: We all hope that before long peace will be established in the entire area. While peace will solve so very many problems, it will raise new ones. Among them will be the nature of the relationship between the Jewish and Moslem populations of the State of Israel.If the religious leadership of Israeli Jewry will have already taken strong stands towards enhancing the relationships between both segments of the country, it will be able to direct the nature of these relationships in the proper channels, i.e., that of creative political, economical and social intercourse, but with full consideration for the cultural and religious integrity of both the Jewish and Arab populations. Unless such goals are built into the philosophy of the Council, it is only too easy to imagine that the problem of intermarriage will become a very serious one.For moral and religious reasons, therefore, I believe the work of the Council should be supported and religious Jewry should become involved in it as soon as possible.Cordially yours,RABBI NORMAN LAMMNL\:rlencl.

Dear Yush: I am only barely beginning to emerge from under the work I found waiting for me upon my return. I have not spared any effort thus far with regard to Russian Jewry. I already have some minor funds and at least one major contribution coming in for our project. This major contribution will be enough to sponsor one coordinator for one year. The money ($6,000) is being given to me by Max Stern. Jesselson will give me 15,000. I asked him to make it out to Kalman and mail to him directly. My questions are as follows: 1. Have you and Kalman decided upon an organizational name for me to send the checks to? When I hear from you, I will mail the Stern check and other minor amounts to you. (Jesselson is separate). 2. Have you managed somehow to coordinate with the other groups here with Moe Feuerstein and me? Frankly, I am not concerned so much with the question of coordination, only that we not be accused of ineffectualism or ineffective sources. But I do not want to get involved and be accused of back-sliding after having met at that group the Moe’s effort at the King David hotel. Incidentally, I just heard from Moe that the money he is arranging with Stern is not to be used for us. That being the case, and since he does not like to hear the checks come in “credited” with our names, I would like to send the checks on when I get them and then add the name but not have it “credited” with it, so that the other groups will have no complaints against me. Meanwhile, I am enclosing here the following: 1. A check for $110 made out to you. I do not know what this is for, but I will explain its genesis: I received in yesterday’s mail an envelope from Naomi, and without explanation, a check signed by Shloime Leifer on behalf of Congregation Tifereth Israel in Forest Hills. The check is dated November 8, 1971. Since the sum is relatively small, I am taking the risk of sending it in your personal name. 2. A check to Shemen LgaMor, in exchange for a check of the same amount se…

רב נחום ידידי, קראתי במנין ימים רב את ספרך רב האורות ״סוגה בשושנים״ מאוד נרשמתי ונהנתי, קום הניחו לך מן השמים להתמיד בו ולגלות בו את הרבים. אשריך. יה״ר שתזכה להמשיך עבודתך הם פרותות הבורא׳, ולהמשיך את ספרותינו הקדושה בצורות נכונות כאלו. בהיקרה, יוסף בוימל