Harry Kemelman
Paperback | Pages: 276 pages Rating: 3.86 | 1152 Users | 67 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red |
| ISBN: | 0091207002 (ISBN13: 9780091207007) |
| Series: | The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5 |
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Murder is not kosher! When David Small, our favorite rabbi and most unorthodox detective, becomes enmeshed in the murder of a fellow teacher at Windemere Christian College, he discovers things are not at all kosher around the school. From the moment the bomb goes off in the dean's office, everyone is under suspicion.The fifth in a series of definitive editions of Rabbi David Small mysteries by award-winning author Harry Kemelman!
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| Title | : | Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5) |
| Author | : | Harry Kemelman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 276 pages |
| Published | : | 1974 by Hutchinson (first published 1973) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Literature. Jewish. Religion. Judaism. Cozy Mystery. Thriller. Mystery Thriller |
Rating Out Of Books Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5)
Ratings: 3.86 From 1152 Users | 67 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #5)
This was an entertaining book. Kemelman seemed to enjoy imparting lessons from the Talmud and seemed eager to educate his readers on Jewish thought. Some of the more entertaining portion of the book is when the rabbi is explaining Jewish philosophy to gentiles and other Jews. The language that Kemelman uses for the college kids is dated. I found the dialogues involving the college students annoying. I don't think that Kemelman had much respect for the intelligence of college students. The plot
This is really a good series. This is the third book of the series that I have read.
I have enjoyed this mystery series with Rabbi David Small. It is fascinating getting to know the characters and learning a bit more about Jewish culture.
This is the sixth book in the Rabbi series that I have read. Somehow I read the sixth book (Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet) before I read this one which is the fifth in the series.As I mentioned in my earlier reviews, I am not a fan of mystery books so the fact that Ive gotten hooked on this series says quite a bit about how enjoyable Harry Kemelmans books are. I am an atheist who is culturally Jewish so reading the Rabbi books is a bit like comfort food; not necessary the most delicious or best
Rabbi David Small agrees to substitute for one term for a friend of his who is teaching a course in Jewish Thought and Philosophy at a local college. After the Kent State shootings, there is unrest among the student activists, and one of them sets off a small bomb in the dean's office on a day when the building was supposed to be empty. But the body of a professor is found in his office, a seeming accidental death, until the rabbi takes a closer look at the evidence.Like the previous book of the
A fast light read, but with the added educational benefit of rabbinical teachings and Jewish morality. I do agree with prior reviewers on two points. One, that the writer tends to keep the protagonist, Rabbi Small, at a certain emotional distance, thus keeping the character from complete realization, and two, that while the book deals with Professor Fine's dishonesty in giving a student exam answers before a test, there's no moral resolution of the same character's extramarital affair with that
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