MythBusting: Jewish Urban Legends & Misunderstood Texts with Rabbi Uri Cohen - Session 18
Class description
Here are the topics for Session Eighteen:
Urban Legend:
“The Magen David is an ancient Jewish symbol!”
Frauds, Fakes, Forgeries:
“Eldad Ha-Dani was a medieval traveler from beyond the Sambatyon!”
Street Torah:
“Women lighting Shabbat candles should have one for each family member!”
Factitious Fiction:
The Frisco Kid: “Even to save your life, you can’t travel on Shabbat – that is, until sunset!”
People Thought the Darndest Things!:
“If a niddah looks at a mirror, blood-red drops appear!”
Misunderstood Text:
“The Torah says charging interest to Jews is a sin, but charging…
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