“It takes courage to be different and the price is high but if we do not pay it now — we will surely pay it later.” When Rabbi Olan gave this radio address on January 15, 1961, his focus was on...
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The Price for Being Different
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When God Speaks
"Religion today is very busy; churches and synagogues are beehives of activity; the plant of God just hums with activity. But who ever is quiet long enough to hear what God is saying?" Rabbi Olan's message from January 8, 1961 encourages us to...
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A Program For the New Year
"The new year holds many dark and threatening clouds but it also holds a promise for a brighter day. Whether we shall move towards ruin or towards a new bright day depends upon what we shall do."
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Reflections
I am one of four people who addressed Rabbi Olan as Papa – because he was my grandfather. When I was growing up in Dallas during the 1960s and 1970s – going to religious school …
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Do You Really Want Liberty
“Liberty demands obedience to the laws of justice and rebellion against the unjust laws of Pharaoh.” ANNOUNCEMENT:THIS IS THE LAST IN THE SERIES OF SERMONS FOR THIS SEASON. THE BROTHERHOOD OF TEMPLE EMANU-EL IS PLEASED …
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A False Kind of Prosperity
‘The first plank in any platform for economic well-being is justice.’ April 19, 1970 In this, one of his last radio sermons, Rabbi Olan addresses three themes: Rabbi Olan argues that without fair distribution, our …
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Being Happy in this Kind of World
“Our generation should be the happiest in history. It is the most miserable.” March 22, 1970 On Purim in 1970, Rabbi Olan reflected on that time in the Jewish calendar that is supposed to be …
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Religion Is a Family Matter
“It should be said with bluntness that the home will determine whether religion will live or die.” On April 5, 1970, Rabbi Olan preached on a topic that held great importance to him: the crucial …
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All Problems Begin With Me
“All the religious teaching in the world is of no avail unless a man’s action is worthy of imitation by his child.” Rabbi Olan’s theme in this sermon, delivered on March 29, 1970 (and one …
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The Power to Stay With It
“The important thing about our lives is not how we begin, but how much power we have to stay with it until the end.” April 12, 1970 In this sermon, Rabbi Olan identifies a set …
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 