Session Nineteen’s topics:
Urban Legend:
“A pomegranate has 613 seeds!”
Frauds, Fakes, Forgeries:
“The Maharal’s Haggadah commentary was discovered in the Royal Library of Metz!”
Street Torah:
“If women do a zimmun of their own, men should walk out!”
Factitious Fiction:
The Red Tent:
“All the Matriarchs worshipped goddesses. Harsh monotheism is only for males!”
People Thought the Darndest Things!:
“Lice don’t reproduce, but are produced by spontaneous generation!”
Misunderstood Text:
“Rashi blames Dinah for going out and getting raped!”
Stranger Than Fiction:
Rav Eliyahu Dessler’s mussar includes practical tips from Dale Carnegie.