Study of the prophet Ezekiel begins the 18th year 92Y lectures. To study means to penetrate the depths of our collective being and thus to celebrate memory. The name Ezekiel is associated with strength. Listen to his words, to his voice, and you will feel strong -- stronger than death, than evil. Yet the Talmud almost rejected the book, one reason being that this prophet is harsher than others, a point especially sensitive since Ezekiel spoke from outside the land of Israel. Unrestrained, he also conveyed too much of his terrible visions. But he refused to let what he saw (including the fire of the mystical merkava) die with him. Finally, he left us a vision of the dry bones returning to life, a consolation offered to every generation and needed by ours more than any.