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- How We Know: Heard from Reliable Source
- Date Born: December 19, 1927
- Location Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Date Passed: May 31, 2020
- Location Passed: Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Type of wearer: Rosh Yeshiva
Affiliation: Dati Leumi, Modern Orthodox
While I cannot personally verify this, the fact that he supports Ptil Tekhelet (source: Twitter) implies that he does wear.
About Wearer
From Wikipedia:
Norman Lamm (December 19, 1927 – May 31, 2020) was an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, scholar, academic administrator, author, and Jewish community leader. He was the Chancellor of Yeshiva University until he announced his retirement on July 1, 2013.
Lamm served as the third President of Yeshiva University, the first to be born in the United States. He was a disciple of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (one of Orthodoxy’s most influential modern scholars), who ordained him at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Yeshiva University’s rabbinical school in 1951.
Minhagim
| Minhag | Minhag SubGroup | Fully or Partially? |
|---|---|---|
| Ashkenazi | Full |
