“The Bible reflects the whole of life, speaking in moods cynical and doubting, as well as those of love and faith.” In this sermon, Rabbi Olan discusses the different kinds of love…love between men and …
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The Book of Ruth—The True Love
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The Honest Doubter
“The Book of Job is one of the most majestic pieces of writing in all of literature.” In this sermon, Rabbi Olan walked his listeners through the ancient story told in the Book of Job. …
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A Gentle Cynic
“The gentle cynic of the Bible has no message for the oppressed and the beaten of life as do the Prophets.” In his sermon of January 27, 1963, Rabbi Olan starts from the view of …
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Pity the Poor Parent Today
“Our time is full of experts who write and lecture us on how to be proper and helpful parents. But we are not helped and we do not change because the fault lies at a …
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A family picture
This 1948 photograph of Rabbi Olan with son David and daughter Frances was taken in front of their Worcester, Massachusetts home. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Hirsch.
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How Can We Believe In God In a World Like This?
“It is not easy to believe in God. There are times when it does not seem ‘good to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing praises to His name.’” In this sermon, Rabbi Olan gets …
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Atheism: a philosophy of despair
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Future bloggers
Left to right: Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Rabbi Levi and Sarita Olan, circa 1948. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Olan Hirsch.
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Not free not to give
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Tim Binkley leading
one of the March, 2019 Olan sermons discussion classes at Temple Emanu-El, Dallas. This lunch-and-learn group met under the leadership of Dr. Morton Prager from 2013 to 2018. In the spring of 2019 SMU Bridwell …
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 