Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out by Harry Kemelman (1978)

Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out
by Harry Kemelman
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Copyright: 1978
Book Club Edition

Fourteen years have passed since Harry Kemelman's Friday the Rabbi Slept Late was published, for the first time bringing to the reading public David Small, the most famous Rabbi in all fiction. Now six best sellers later, Mr. Kemelman rounds out the week with Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out, once again starring the wry, lovable character of Rabbi Small, who employs Jewish wit and wisdom to solve the violent crime of murder.

As he has in the past, Rabbi Small serves the synagogue in the small New England town of Bernard's Crossing. Compassionate and steadfast in his belief and views of Judaism, Rabbi Small does not shun the controversial issues of the day. This time he is faced with the question that has caused upheavals in temples across America: the demand by women to participate in the same fashion as men in religious ceremonies and services. As is often the case, Rabbi Small's response may prove as controversial as the issue itself.

While he deals with the demands of the women and the temple's board of directors who are never satisfied with the way he conducts himself, Rabbi Small must also solve the most interesting murder ever to occur in Bernard's Crossing. The victim is a multimillionaire and an unrepentant anti-Semite, despite his passionate love for a Jewish woman.

Officially, Hugh Lanigan, the town's chief of police, must catch the killer. He soon learns he cannot do so without the aid of Rabbi Small, who, with his training in Talmudic logic, sees clues even the chief has overlooked. But to know where the clues lead, the rabbi requires a substantial assist from Miriam, his charming rebbitsin. An always human story, filled with unexpected twists and turns, interspersed with ancient Jewish lore and beliefs, Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out mystifies, informs and is always delectably entertaining.

Condition: Used. Hardcover. Dust cover shows light discoloration. Pages may be tanning. Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the front endpaper.

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