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Freedom is
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You Shall Not Commit Adultery
“The whole idea of moral principles is rejected by many people today.” In his February 22, 1970 radio sermon, Rabbi Olan lamented the “moral anarchy” of his day. He proposed that this problem was caused …
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The Sensitive People and the Insensitive
“The most frightful development today is the increasing insensitivity to the true, the good, and the beautiful.” Perhaps social criticism has never been very popular. However, in my brief 60 years, I don’t recall a …
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Religion in the Year 2000
In the year 2000, “religion will be more vital and dynamic than it has ever been in all of its history.” In 1970, as futurists predicted what life would be like in the year 2000, …
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The First Protest
“The true shame of our time is that so many have comfortably adjusted to the in-justices of our time.” As 1969 drew to a close, Rabbi Olan reflected on the many protests and demonstrations that …
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Love is present
“Love is present when a person cares for another, believes faithfully in another, and feels impelled to give to another without asking anything in return.”
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “Marriages Are Made In Heaven,” broadcast November 30, 1969
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Marriages Are Made in Heaven
"There is a romantic notion which says that marriages are made in heaven. Certainly not all of them since some marriages seem to have been arranged in hell. The statistics are not very complimentary to heaven."
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Modern Man’s Search for Himself
“There is so much happening in our age which compels us to ask ‘But where in the world am I?’” On November 9, 1969, Rabbi Olan voiced his concerns about the loss of self in …
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One Way To Deal With Death
“When it comes to the matter of death, none of us are either wise or confident. In a profound sense death appears to make a mockery of life.” Death is a topic that both interests …
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Science – Another False Messiah
“Science is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Rabbi Olan concluded the broadcast year on April 27, 1969 with a sermon containing familiar themes.* One of these was the assertion that humans are spiritual beings …
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Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 