“Are we living at the beginning of the end of the God faith?” November 16, 1969 In 1969, the evidence suggested to Rabbi Olan that this might be the case. And he wasn’t just talking …
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God in a Secular World
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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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Get Yourself a Good Heart
As we read Rabbi Olan’s sermons every week, we notice a question which frequently comes to the fore: What do you think is the good [we should] cherish most? In other words, what is most …
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The Christian-Jewish Encounter
“The history of religion presents a sorry spectacle.” October 26, 1969 In addressing what he called the Christian-Jewish encounter in 1969, Rabbi Olan walked a fine line between righteous indignation and even-handedness. On the one …
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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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Religion–The Experience of Life’s Wholeness
“Men and women today live in an imbalance. Our emphasis is upon the practical, the rational, the logical. We are alien to the world which can be known only by experience, by feeling…. There is …
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The Moon and I
“The phenomenal achievement of the human mind exhibited in the journey to the moon illuminates in shining brightness the sickness of the human condition.” On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to …
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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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Modern Man’s Need for Prayer
“Can prayer have any meaning at all for a modern person? If it cannot ask God to set aside the laws of nature and perform a miracle, and if it is not aimed at changing …
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A Time to Speak
“There is a time when we must speak, when to remain silent is immoral.“ Radio listeners in the DFW area who tuned in to the Temple Emanu-El Program on Sunday, December 7, 1969, heard Rabbi …
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 