Session Seven’s topics:
Urban Legend:
“We don’t eat giraffes because we don’t know where to shecht them!”
An Unlikely Story:
“Rav Gustman was impressed by the milkman – Rav Aharon Lichtenstein!”
Street Torah:
“Saying ‘Jesus’ is not allowed!”
Folk Etymology:
“The Satmar sect of Chassidim is from a town whose name means St. Mary!”
Don’t Know Much About History:
“Rashi’s pregnant mother was saved when the shul wall miraculously moved!”
Misunderstood Text:
“The halakhah says a woman shouldn’t wear tefillin because she doesn’t have a clean body!”
Stranger Than Fiction:
The “I’m really Amish” story actually happened – with a well-known Chassid.