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Monday the Rabbi Took Off

A Rabbi Small Mystery, Book 4

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Monday the Rabbi Took Off

By: Harry Kemelman
Narrated by: George Guidall
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A bomb plot draws Rabbi Small into international intrigue while he’s vacationing in the Holy Land in this New York Times–bestselling novel

David Small has spent 6 years as the rabbi of Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts, and every year his job has been in crisis. In desperate need of time away, he embarks on a 3-month trip to Israel. He expects a relaxing, soul-nourishing stay, but wherever Rabbi Small goes, murder follows.

A bombing disrupts his vacation and the rabbi finds himself thrust into a world of terrorism and political discord in the divided city of Jerusalem. He teams up with an Orthodox Israeli cop to hunt down the terrorists before they can attack again.

Dispensing Jewish wisdom as he employs his astute detective skills, Rabbi Small might be the only one who can crack this explosive case.

©1972 Harry Kemelman (P)1998 Recorded Books Mystery Middle East Crime
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Another great charming story about the Rabbi and his family. I got a bit lost in the crime bit this time but learnt so much about Israel at the time this writing is set. Really enjoyable.

Wonderful.

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I really enjoyed this book. Rabbi Small takes a leave of absence for 3 months, with the ambiguous intention of returning to Barnes Crossing at the end of his and Miriam’s sojourn in Jerusalem, Israel.

Unsurprisingly, Rabbi Small in Israel is remarkably like Rabbi Small in America. He is impervious to all of the various character personalities that he is faced with and is just himself in any language!

For anyone who is curious about the Rabbinical way of life, but not necessarily on a scholarly level, this is a great way to whet your curiosity. 😊

Many books can be read or listened to, but I would Always highly recommend listening to these novels, because George Guidall does a FANTASTIC job of narrating them, getting both the male and female characters down to a tee!

Everything was really enjoyable.

Israel through an American Rabbi’s experience

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More complex logic and quiet persuasion from the Rabbi - well narrated too - a joy.

Love this series

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The Rabbi's sojourn in the Holy Land isn't all milk and honey, how could it be? Quite apart from the intrigue of the crime, it is instructive to look back a few decades (to a time I remember as a teenager) on the world tensions, politics, trouble in the Middle East of those days and compare with today's situation! I went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land a few years ago, so I found particularly interesting to note developments in Jerusalem and elsewhere-some good, some not at all good- and to hear the impressions of other, earlier visitors as expressed by the Smalls, the journalist and his student son, and a couple of Barnard's Crossing's unsubtle businessmen.
The narration is well done, and fortunately the entire series has the same reader, thus maintaining continuity.

Fascinating classic mystery

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Love the story - this is one of a series but can be read/ listened to as a stand alone. The narrator is perfect for the story. The author has created a lovely blend of the meaning behind Jewish practices, but this is gently integrated within the story of a crime - and the life of Rabbi Small and his wife on a three month sabbatical in Jerusalem

Love the series - heartwarming

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