Genuinely regret that a previous commitment to Toronto Mizrachi makes it impossible for me to be present at the installation of your worthy Rabbi, my good friend Rabbi Norman Lamm. Rabbi Lamm is rabbinically prepared and scholarly endowed to lead your congregation to high spiritual accomplishments. He is one of the sons in the Yeshiva who excelled himself Talmudically, scholarly and religiously during his student years in the short period since ordination he has gained for himself an enviable reputation as an orator andas an effective minister. With your cooperation he will make congregation Beth Israel a pillar of strength for Jewish living and Jewish culture. May you and the Rabbi go from strength to strength.Samuel L Sar Dean of men, Yeshiva University