RE: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

Heather, The story I posted to the listserv is an Israeli joke. It is a parody of the story of the two brothers who are concerned for each other. Read the punch-line again. Steven Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

RE: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

I just read this story to a class. The brothers were not jealous of each other. They were concerned for each other. -- Heather Lenson E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (440) 542-0036 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

Re: [ha-Safran]: Two brothers

There is another original Jewish story of a Christian twins, one of which would be sequestered an educated as a Jew in a different place. They meet at the University and they went astonished by their similitudes. A series of involving and moving circumstances are shown. The Jew didn't refuse th

RE: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

Daniel Stuhlman researched the answer to this question in the February 1997 issue of his "Librarian's Lobby" . Apparently, the story is of unknown origin. There is a similar story about two brothers who lived on opposite sides of a hill. One was ch

Re: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

I think there was discussion of this on Hasafran a number of years ago, but I don't remember all the specifics. I think it was found in a late source, and possibly is of non-Jewish origin, especially since many elements of the story contradict the Tanakh and the Talmud. -Stanley Nachamie [EMAIL

Re: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

The source is most likely an Arab folk tale. I wrote about it on my blog last year. http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2006/03/30/two-brothers-a-field-and-the-temple/ Michael Pitkowsky Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

Re: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

It is not sourced from Jewish sources. See this post: http://menachemmendel.blogspot.com/2006/03/two-brothers-field-and-temple.html Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ==

Re: [ha-Safran]: Two Brothers

I wrote an article on this story. None of the above are the source. See: home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc2.htm Daniel Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Chicago, IL Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Ass