My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said...

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science.

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Norman Lamm

Most Modern Orthodox are religious Zionists. Despite all differences and nuances among us, we consider the founding of the State a historic change. We accept it as something that came from Providence.

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Norman Lamm

I was not the midwife of the Law School, but its fraternal twin.

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Norman Lamm

I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in which the government functioned poorly.

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Norman Lamm

Group action - yes; group thinking - no

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Norman Lamm

My mother, whose family was ...

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