 In 2002, a play entitled "Hershele the Storyteller" was performed in New York City.in 1999, Shari Aronson of Z Puppets Rosenschnoz received permission from Eric Kimmel to adapt the book "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" for the stage.This adaptation has since been produced four times by Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, with puppets by Chris Griffith winning a 2009 MN Ivey Award, and multiple times by Jewish Community Centers across the U.S.

During dinner, his father noticed that Hershele's shirt was grease-stained and that the goose's left foot was missing.