• May 9, 2026
  • 22 5786, Iyyar
  • פרשת בהר־בחקתי

Session Two (4-29-21)

Session Two’s topics:

Urban Legend:
“A Kohen must marry a virgin!”

An Unlikely Story:
“The Maharal made a golem!”

Street Torah:
“When Rivkah met Eliezer and married Yitzchak, she was three years old!”

Folk Etymology:
“The name ‘MarCheshvan’ means the month is bitter because it has no holidays!”

Don’t Know Much About History:
“The Menorah is hidden in the Vatican!”

Misunderstood Text:
“A midrash says that in the future, pigs will become kosher!”

Stranger Than Fiction:
Rabbis have discussed whether a golem can count in a minyan.