The Day the Rabbi Resigned
Written by Harry Kemelman
Narrated by George Guidall
3.5/5
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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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Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Friday the Rabbi Slept Late Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Monday the Rabbi Took Off Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Someday the Rabbi Will Leave Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Conversations with Rabbi Small Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Day the Rabbi Resigned Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That Day the Rabbi Left Town Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I read all the Rabbi Small mysteries as they were printed and enjoyed them. When I came across this one again, I was delighted to have a chance to renew my acquaintance with the Rabbi.I didn't realize how didactic these books are. There's lots of fascinating information about Jewish customs included, but it's often presented in almost lecture form. That said, there's still an enjoyable mystery to solve told in a "fair" fashion (that is, all the clues are available to the reader), the setting is true to life--I grew up in a neighboring town--the characters are believable. Worth a read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Another of the delightful Rabbi Small mysteries. Years ago I read the mysteries with titles including names of the seven days of the week, such as Friday the rabbi slept late and the six others. Now I'm finishing up the others in the series. As in the aforementioned, the rabbi works together with Hugh Lanigan, Bernard's Crossing police chief and the force. They do the legwork but the rabbi uses his deductive reasoning to pull things together and to arrive at the solution. In this mystery, a man crashes his car into a tree on a dark road at night. Was he merely a drunk driver who lost control, or was he murdered? A very easy read, consisting mostly of dialogue. I liked so much the explanations of different facets of Judaism. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others, but I read them years ago. Half the book was taken up with introduction of characters before the accident even happened.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Rabbi Small mysteries the murders tend to happen quite late in the book, sometimes not till the second half. I particularly enjoyed this one because I managed to avoid reading any blurbs, introductions etc. and was able to try guessing both killer and victim. The characters were interesting if not that likable. I liked the college politics.