Class description

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.