“Adam and Eve hid themselves from the presence of God among the trees of the garden. And God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” In this sermon, Rabbi Olan stops calling …
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Seeking Oneself
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MLK
“Martin Luther King said just the day before he was murdered that if a man does not have a cause for which he is ready to die, he is dead already.”
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “From Birmingham to Memphis,” broadcast April 28, 1968
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From Birmingham to Memphis
“The assassination of a public figure awakens us to hidden and neglected realities. The criminal killing of Martin Luther King, Jr. was such an event.” On April 28, 1968, Rabbi Olan spoke about the April …
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The Role of the Artist
“This is the time for us to listen to the artist as he tries to tell us who we are and what we can become.” On April 2, 1968, the film 2001 A Space Odyssey …
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Levi and Bertha
Rabbi Olan and his sister, Bertha, in the 1960s. Image and identifications courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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Human existence
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Family of origin
The Olan family, early 20th century (l-r): Bessie (mother), Bertha (sister), Max (father), and Levi. Image and identifications courtesy of Joshua Hirsch.
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No man or group
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1958: Give Olan a Solo!
Rabbi Olan embraced many causes. Clearly, this one did not succeed. Perhaps it is a good thing that the bema and the choir loft are so far apart in the Olan Sanctuary at Temple Emanu-El! …
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An ancient teacher