Left to right: Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Rabbi Levi and Sarita Olan, circa 1948. Image courtesy of Elizabeth Olan Hirsch. (#85)
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Atheism: a philosophy of despair
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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 …
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Not free not to give
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Rabbi Olan and Joshua Hirsch, circa 1981-1983.
Grandson Joshua Hirsch shares these special memories: [I] remember the time I was interested in Marxism in college and I asked him what his opinion of it was, and he said he could believe in …
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An anecdote
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Anthony Elia leading an Olan Sermons discussion
Anthony Elia, Director of Bridwell Library at Perkins School of Theology, SMU, served as discussion leader at Temple Emanu-El on March 26, 2019. He will also lead the April 2 discussion on Rabbi Olan’s sermon, …
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Despairing men [and women]
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
“The story of Jacob is surely a leading candidate for the greatest story ever told. It is one of the most universal of all stories unfolding the struggle of a man against his fears and …
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Faith That Is Doing
"In the Prophetic view God is a law-giver, the author of both physical and moral law. The violation of either can prove fatal." As 1962 drew to a close, Rabbi Olan spoke challenging words to …
Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 