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From: davido@tekig.UUCP (David Olson)
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Subject: A midrash
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Date: Tue, 24-Jan-84 12:34:40 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 24 12:34:40 1984
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A modern midrash which happens to be true:

In New York in downtown Manhattan, the members of the Lubavitch group
gather and as men come out of the subway they ask them to put on
tefillin and ask the women to the light the Shabbat candles.

One day, a young woman was coming out of the subway in Manhattan
and a Lubavitcher Hassid came up to her and asked, "Are you Jewish?"
She said, "Yes."  He further asked, "Do you light Shabbat candles?"
She replied, "Yes."  And then she added, "In fact, every day I put on
tefillin."

The Lubaivitcher was shocked and said, "Why do you do that?"  She
replied, "There is an old teaching that when all Jews will put on
tefillin the meshiach will come."  And the Lubavitcher said, "And when
will that be?"  And the woman replied,  "Whenever she decides."