Session Fifteen’s topics:
Urban Legend:
“Orthodox Jews serve men before women!”
Frauds, Fakes, Forgeries:
“The Radziner Rebbe reinstituted the original tekhelet!”
Street Torah:
“Following the law of the land isn’t required in the Land of Israel!”
Factitious Fiction:
The Merchant of Venice: “A Jew can demand a pound of flesh for defaulting on a loan!”
People Thought the Darndest Things!:
“The redemption will involve flying miraculously to the Land of Israel!”
Misunderstood Text:
“The Gemara says that people doing mitzvot can’t get hurt!”
Stranger Than Fiction:
The fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe went to therapy with Sigmund Freud.