Thank you!
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Rose Myers <[email protected]> wrote: > Shimon ben Shetach, mentioned in Pirke Avot, was involved with witches of > Ashkelon. > If you want more details, I'll look up chapters and verses. > The witches story is from the Jerusalem Talmud and has been retold with > changes in several collections of Jewish folklore and children's picture > books > and I can give you sources for these as well. > > I think Honi is mentioned in Taanit 3:8. > He was able to bring rain in the right amount and planted carob trees for > future generations; > there's a picture book by Phillis Gershator called Honi's Circle of Treesor, > an earlier version, Honi > and His Magic Circle. > Or see https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Talmud/taanit3.html. > Not sure if it's Mishnah or Talmud, but the story continues in a Rip Van > Winkle fashion > with Honi waking up, realizing that all his friends and family are dead, > praying to God to let him die, and God granting his wish. > > The only Jewish mystery that comes to mind has to do with idols being > offered food, > which is gone the next day. > I think Abraham proves that the idols did not really eat the offerings > themselves > when he sprinkles flour on the floor after everyone has gone home and sees > footprints the next day. > But I'm not sure where I read this. > > Rose > Stories are how we make sense of the world. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Wendie Sittenfield <[email protected]> > *To:* ha-Safran <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 21, 2014 10:16 AM > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] searching for engaging middle grade Mishnah stories > > > Hello amazing safranim, > > I am looking for short stories or chapter books to read aloud to middle > school students that have a Mishnah connection or theme. > > A mystery would be wonderful. > > Many thanks in advance for your suggestions. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Wendie SittenfieldDirector of Library/Media Services Jack M. Barrack > Hebrew Academy272 S. Bryn Mawr AvenueBryn Mawr, Pa 19010610 922 2356* > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org<http://www.jewishlibraries.org/> > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > > -- *Wendie SittenfieldDirector of Library/Media ServicesJack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy272 S. Bryn Mawr AvenueBryn Mawr, Pa 19010610 922 2356*
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