Rabbi Moshe malka, the priest that taught a Jewish student Torah and sent him to Yeshiva, 2025-11-24

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Moshe Malka’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Somewhere in Boston, there was a young fellow. His name was Steven. Steven Weiss was a very bright kid. In sixth and seventh grade, he showed tremendous promise. This boy was going to become one of these geniuses to go to a preparatory high school where he'd get into an Ivy League. And his father and mother had a lot of hopes for him. However, they were very secular people. They didn't know much Torah at all. And Steven now is introduced to this high school. However, it's a very Christian high school. It's a private school, very high school. It's a private school, very expensive to go. And the parents had a lot of money, so they had no problem paying for it. But to get in, you need to have a lot of credentials. And the head of the school was none other than the pastor of the town, who's a priest. Guy was a priest. So, he's interviewing Stephen. And he says, "So, Stephen, so tell me about yourself." And he asked him a lot of questions. He's a very bright kid. He said, "You know, I like you. I want you to come to my school. Can I ask you one last question? Are you Jewish?" Stephen said, he can't lie. His name is Steven Weiss. He has a Jewish name. He's like, "Yes, I am Jewish." He says, "Good. I have no problem with that. I'll

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1. 0:01Somewhere in Boston, there was a young fellow. His name was Steven. Steven Weiss was a…
2. 0:32high school. It's a private school, very expensive to go. And the parents had a lot…
3. 1:03"Good. I have no problem with that. I'll accept you to my school, but I won't…
4. 1:35he's teaching him al teach him how to read Hebrew. By the end of the year,…
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6. 2:38from 25 years ago. I was a graduate of a college and we had one year…
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8. 3:38going to be staying there. And he studied very well. By the end of the month,…
9. 4:09Jewish wisdom." and his face fell. He said, "What? How could you trick us like that?…
10. 4:39Jewish child. He says, "Today is the day that I fulfilled my vow. Today is the…

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