Norman Lamm

Rabbi
Norman Lamm
Rabbi Lamm, 2007
Personal
Born(1927-12-19)December 19, 1927
DiedMay 31, 2020(2020-05-31) (aged 92)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMindella Mehler
ChildrenShalom, Chaye, Joshua, and Sara
DenominationOrthodox
Alma materYeshiva University (BS, PhD)
PositionPresident and Rosh yeshiva (retired)
YeshivaRIETS
PositionChancellor (retired)
OrganizationYeshiva University
EndedJuly 1, 2013
SemikhahRIETS

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.