Isaac Rivkin, associate librarian of the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Havruto, organization of prominent rabbis and Jewish leaders. Mr. Rivkin’s topic was “The Difference Between Loshen Kodesh and Hebrew. Peter Wiernik, editor of the Jewish Morning Journal, is president of the organization.
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