"It is not that we have too much knowledge, but that we do not know how to use what we have. It is not that we are too smart, but that we are too smart for our own good."
In this exchange, R. Louis Rabinowitz, Chief Rabbi of Johannesburg, urged Rabbi Lamm to consider accepting the offer to become Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom.
While Rabbi Lamm and Rabbi Emanuel Rackman had their share of disagreements toward the end of their respective careers, they maintained mutual respect and collaborated from time to time. In this exchange, they considered circulating a statement Rabbi Lamm had drafted regarding the "Who Is a Jew" controversy.
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