David C. Kogan played an active role in the governance of the Rabbinical School at JTS, often mediating between the needs and wants of students and faculty. Professor Saul Lieberman, although Rector, generally did not attend faculty meetings. One time when Kogan felt that the agenda of a particular faculty meeting dictated that Lieberman's presence would be essential, he went out of his way to invite Lieberman especially to this faculty meeting (and hoped that there wouldn't be too much time-wasting at this particular meeting). Lieberman did cooperate by attending the meeting. However, much to Kogan’s chagrin, there was more time-wasting than usual. D.C.Kogan was in a difficult position, as he was indubitably the one responsible for luring Lieberman to this colossal waste of time. As the meeting adjourned, D.C.K. felt that it made sense to be proactive with Lieberman, unpleasant as that might be. So, instead of trying to s...
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