Ruth #7: A Sword in the Beis Midrash -- Part 4 -By Rabbi YY Jacobson

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[Music] you know they tell the story about Federation fundraisers in Atlanta they were looking for a Jewish wealthy guide to be able to help them support Jewish causes and the State of Israel so they opened a telephone book and they encountered this guy his name is mr. cohen sam calling the owns whole branch of shoe stores these are the pre-google days but the jew Jews and Jewish fundraisers especially had their own Google the shoulder may cover some other sources and they find out that this guy is really well-to-do stay phone to make an appointment but he rejects every attempt to make an appointment so as good Jewish fundraisers do one day they show up at the store they knock on the door they want to meet mr. Sam Cohen mr. Cohen comes to the door and they present themselves their fundraising for the Federation they would like to meet him he looks at them and he says my dear fellows I'm gonna tell this to you once and only once I Sam Cohen is not Jewish my brother my partner in this business David Cohen is also not Jewish my father Larry Cohen Oliver Solomon was also not Jewish and my grandfather Jack Schmo Tuvia Benelli okay and all of our Shalom was also not Jewish now leave us alone well we are dealing in these classes and we're now in the seventh class on the book of Ruth a sword in the bass Madras part for we have been dealing with a similar but opposite situation and that is the greatest king of Israel his Jewish identity is being doubted for generations as we have learned in the previous classes chapter four verse tells us the story that when boss the great Jewish personality and leader

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