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Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City

Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City

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  • When people fail to face the deficiencies and failures of their lives

    “When people fail to face the deficiencies and failures of their lives the withering process has begun and the decline and fall is only a matter of time.”

    Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “What the City Needs,” as broadcast March 11, 1962 on KIXL and WFAA, Dallas.

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    December 15, 2018
  • Walls That Divide

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on December 8, 2018March 25, 2019

    “These tense and doom laden days through which we are now passing may justly be symbolized by the walls which have been built.” Thus begins Rabbi Olan’s sermon “Walls That Divide.” It may now be …

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  • What the City Needs

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 26, 2018March 25, 2019

    "We had better look upon our city and ask whether it is what it should be so that it may help to build men and women of quality." Rabbi Olan's radio sermon on March 11, 1962 weighs the qualities of urban progress against the realities of what makes a good community...

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  • Is Religion Without Ritual Possible?

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 18, 2018March 25, 2019

    "Religious ritual comes to the great moments of human experience to lift them up and relate them to a universe of meaning." In exploring his question on March 4, 1962 — is religion without ritual possible? — Rabbi Olan's focus was to understand the very meaning of ritual itself, from the Bible to modern day... how it supports us, why some choose to ignore it, and ultimately the...

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  • Science is Not Enough

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 11, 2018March 25, 2019

    “The sickness of modern man is caused by the imbalance of a strong science and a terribly weak religion, great power but no control.” On February 25, 1962 #RabbiOlan preached on science and religion. Just …

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  • Can a Modern Man Pray?

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 4, 2018March 25, 2019

    “Prayer is neither magic nor miracle. In its basic nature it is a quest, an attempt to cross the bridge from our desires to the great spiritual reality which is embedded in life itself. ” …

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  • Levi Olan with his sister, Bertha, in 1925

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 3, 2018November 5, 2018

    Photograph of Levi Olan with his sister in August of 1925. Bertha Olan (1908-1985) married Jack Cravets. They lived in Rochester, New York, where Bertha served as the librarian at Temple B’rith Kodesh. Image courtesy …

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  • What is Right, and What is Wrong?

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on October 28, 2018March 25, 2019

    “There have been other ages confused about what is right and what is wrong, but could any of them have been as hopelessly bewildered as we are today?” “Certainly, among nations, we must very soon …

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  • If a Man Dies, Shall He Live Again?

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on October 21, 2018March 25, 2019

    “It is impossible to escape the thought that [humanity] is equipped for more than just life here on earth. We do not know what that more is and we may never know, but its essence …

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  • A Skeptic’s Faith

    Posted by conscienceofthecity on October 14, 2018March 25, 2019

    "Faith is not living by what you absolutely know to be true; rather, it is to risk everything on a great adventure into the unknown." While the thrust of Rabbi Olan's sermon on January 28, 1962 was about religious faith, it's interesting to put the timing of his discussion on faith and skepticism into historical context. The day before...

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