Session Twelve’s topics:
Urban Legend:
“You can fulfill Seudah Shlishit with Divrei Torah instead of food!”
An Unlikely Story:
“The Chofetz Chaim’s grandchildren refused to use his Kiddush cup, since it wasn’t big enough for the Chazon Ish!”
Street Torah:
“A woman shouldn’t make Havdalah, and certainly shouldn’t drink the wine!”
Folk Etymology:
“The word ‘cholent’ is from the Yiddish for when you eat it: ‘shul ende’!”
Don’t Know Much About History:
“Rashi’s daughters put on tefillin!”
Misunderstood Text:
“The Gemara says we shouldn’t save the life of a non-Jew on Shabbat!”
Stranger Than Fiction:
A strange statement in the Shulchan Arukh is the result of meddling printers who didn’t cover all their tracks.