Norman Lamm (December 19, 1927 – May 31, 2020) was an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, scholar, author and Jewish communal leader. He was the Chancellor of Yeshiva University until his retirement on July 1, 2013. He was born in New York City.

In 1958 Lamm helped found Tradition, an academic journal of Modern Orthodox thought. He also launched the Torah U-Madda Journal.

Norman Lamm

Lamm died on May 31, 2020 in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 92.

Norman Lamm

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Other websites

Yeshiva University: The Lamm Heritage

Yeshiva University: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary - Rabbi Norman Lamm Kollel (Yadin Yadin) Lamm and controversy over gays at YU schools (1995) Lamm's Eulogy for Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin (1995)

Norman Lamm

1927 births

2020 deaths

American rabbis

Educators from New York City

Jewish American writers

Writers from New York City