In Memoriam: Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z”l
In Memoriam: Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z”l by David Berger In the early modern period, we find reference in the works of Jews in the Islamic orbit to the ideal of a hakham shalem—expert in both Torah and the various forms of wisdom. If we wish to be yet more ambitious, we can imagine an individual who supplements these already daunting characteristics with a constellation of exceptional personal qualities. Rabbi Norman Lamm came remarkably close to meeting this extraordinary standard….
