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    Monday the Rabbi Took Off
    Monday the Rabbi Took Off
    Monday the Rabbi Took Off
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    Monday the Rabbi Took Off

    Written by Harry Kemelman

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    Popular author Harry Kemelman combines baffling crimes, fascinating characters, and rich Jewish tradition to create his best-selling mystery series. In Monday the Rabbi Took Off, an exhausted Rabbi David Small searches for relaxation in Israel, only to find himself in the midst of an explosive international incident. After six years of leading a challenging congregation, Rabbi Small is taking his dream vacation: three months in Jerusalem without any rabbinical duties. He is finally getting the rest he needs-until a new acquaintance is found dead after a bombing. Suddenly the savvy young Rabbi is up against the formidable Israeli intelligence and faceless Arab terrorists with murder on their minds. With Harry Kemelman's dramatic flair, you will feel as if you are walking the colorful streets of Jerusalem alongside the perceptive Rabbi Small. George Guidall-personally approved for this unabridged recording by the author's estate-skillfully breathes life into the ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 16, 2012
    ISBN9781470338152
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    Harry Kemelman

    Harry Kemelman (1908–1996) was best known for his popular rabbinical mystery series featuring the amateur sleuth Rabbi David Small. Kemelman wrote twelve novels in the series, the first of which, Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. This book was also adapted as an NBC made-for-TV movie, and the Rabbi Small Mysteries were the inspiration for the NBC television show Lanigan’s Rabbi. Kemelman’s novels garnered praise for their unique combination of mystery and Judaism, and with Rabbi Small, the author created a protagonist who played a part-time detective with wit and charm. Kemelman also wrote a series of short stories about Nicky Welt, a college professor who used logic to solve crimes, which were published in a collection entitled The Nine Mile Walk. Aside from being an award-winning novelist, Kemelman, originally from Boston, was also an English professor.

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    • 4/5
      I liked reading about 1970's Israel. And I like the characters especially when you get the Rabbi away from his annoying congregation. The murder doesn't happen till half way through the book. This is probably for the best because I figured it all out almost as soon as it happened. The idea for the murder was good but so little time is spent on it that the water isn't muddied with red herrings. I recommend it as "The Smalls go to Israel". But as a puzzle it's an easy connect the dots.
    • 5/5
      Great book — albeit quite a departure from the usual Barnards Crossing malfeasance, as this crime involves terrorism and ancient resentments.
    • 5/5
      cultural-exploration, cultural-heritage, Israel, Jewish, amateur-sleuth, law-enforcement, church-politics, investigation, family-dynamics, friendship, situational-humor*****Originally published January 1, 1972, this story is timely for 2021 just as it was then. After six years without a vacation Rabbi Small really needs to take his family with him and take a sabbatical in Israel to recharge his batteries and gain a new perspective on the politics within his congregation. A retired Rabbi is brought in temporarily and (if you believe in coincidences) the wife's brother and his son are in Israel and run afoul of authorities there. Excellent observations and critical thinking are required for sleuthing and infinite patience is required at the home synagogue. Very well done!George Guidell is the calm narrator with a wry sense of humor.
    • 5/5
      This time our favorite rabbi is taking a sabbatical in Israel. I totally understood the need to get away from the job and get a fresh look at life so I empathized with the rabbi. The book is a product of its time, so the Israel we read about is early 1970s Israel with the people and ethics of the time. I enjoyed this quiet mystery and the glimpse into Israeli life of the time. To keep me grounded back in the US, there were the political machinations behind the scene at the synagogue. Will Rabbi Small have a job to return to? Will he want to come back to the scheming board or will he pick back up out of a sense of duty?The mystery wasn't terribly difficult to solve for me; what mattered were the people in the book as they came to matter to me. Not quite a cozy mystery, this book is recommended for those who enjoy a cozier traditional mystery or a more traditional cozy mystery.
    • 4/5
      Rabbi Small finally gets to visit Jerusalem. Bombs are being detonated in the heart of Jerusalem and somehow our Rabbi ends up on the suspicious character list.This book seemed to putter about, not really adding up to a mystery or involving me much in the affairs of Rabbi Small. I was enjoying it though, simply because it was a terrific glimpse of a time, place and culture. When it finally arrived at the mystery, it was satisfying. I had it figured out, but that did not lessen my enjoyment of the good Rabbi's denouement. Then end of the book made me a bit sad for him, but I suppose it had to be.
    • 4/5
      I liked reading about 1970's Israel. And I like the characters especially when you get the Rabbi away from his annoying congregation. The murder doesn't happen till half way through the book. This is probably for the best because I figured it all out almost as soon as it happened. The idea for the murder was good but so little time is spent on it that the water isn't muddied with red herrings. I recommend it as "The Smalls go to Israel". But as a puzzle it's an easy connect the dots.