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

Session Three (5-6-21)

Session Three’s topics:

Urban Legend:
“Chazal say that if you make three shiddukhim, you’ll go to Olam HaBa!”

An Unlikely Story:
“The location of the Beit HaMikdash is because of a beautiful story about two brothers!”

Street Torah:
“Covering your head with your hand is no substitute for a yarmulke!”

Folk Etymology:
“The word ‘yarmulke’ comes from the Aramaic ‘yerei malka,’ fear of God!”

Don’t Know Much About History:
“Rashi wrote in Rashi script!”

Misunderstood Text:
“The Gemara says that women are feeble-minded!”

Stranger Than Fiction:
In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Belloq recites part of “Brikh Sh’mei.”