Seven Wonders of Jewish History Part 1 Rabbi Leiby Burnham 6 14 2017

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So, imagine this. You're on a flight and as the plane is filling up, there's an empty seat next to you and you're kind of hoping that it's going to remain empty and you're going to have a double seat on your flight, which is always nice, especially because today airlines seem to give up. Airlines seem to give us just uh about this much space for our legs. So if you have a little extra seat next to you, it's quite nice. And as you are as the plane fills up and your seat still remains empty, everything's looking great. And then suddenly there's just one seat left in the plane and it's next to you and walking down the aisle is this big gentleman wearing a t-shirt that says Jesus saves. He's got a long ponytail, a tattoo of a cross in his on one forearm, and he's holding a well-worn copy of the Hebrew of the Holy Bible in his other hand, okay? And you're thinking, "Oh, no." And sure enough, he sits down next to you. And of course, you're maybe you're wearing a kai or a Hebrew star. or maybe you've got a yarmaka on your head or whatever it is. And about 30 seconds after he sits down, he says, "So, uh, I noticed you're Jewish. Is that right?" And you really want to say, "No, I'm actually a practicing Hindu, but I might get you out of some of these

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