Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

[Daniel Stuhlman]

Could anything be worse?  by Marilyn Hirsch  is one version of the story.

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From: "Stahl, Sheryl"
Sent: May 6, 2015 4:39 PM
To: Eileen Polk , "hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu"
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

I know a story, but unfortunately I don’t remember the names.

There is a story about a person who complained to his rabbi that his house was too small and the rabbi told him to bring in his chickens, his goat, his cow, his horse etc. When the man blew up that now his house was way way way too crowded the rabbi told him to take out the chickens, goat, cow, horse, etc and suddenly the house seemed much bigger!

 

I’ve seen several different versions with either the rabbi, or just a generic wise man.

 

Sheryl

 

Sheryl Stahl
Senior Associate Librarian
Frances-Henry Library
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Insitute of Religion
3077 University Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007

213-765-2127
sst...@huc.edu
www.huc.edu/research/libraries

 

 

 

From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+sstahl=huc....@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Eileen Polk
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 1:58 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

 

Hello Friends,

 

I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local college by reading to her students two versions of the same children’s story, one Jewish and one something else.  I have been looking through my sources, but am having trouble finding something, so I am turning to you.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

Eileen Polk, Librarian

Prentis Memorial Library

Temple Beth El

Bloomfield Hills, MI  48301

Daniel D. Stuhlman
ddstuhlman  at earthlink.net
Chicago, IL

Blog:  http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/

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