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could never tire of these mysteries, I'd love it if the estate could license some more, since I'm nearing the final one,

The "B" plot mechanism assuming the "A" plot is the murder for most of the Rabbi Small books is the same as an episode of Three's Company: a communications misunderstanding spins out of control, with folks save the Rabbi making all sorts of ridiculous inferences from too little information.
This story is no different, as the new tycoon temple president thinks he can get a little quid pro quo out of the Rabbi,

If there's any level of divine intervention in these mysteries, it's that a dead body halfway through the book always seems to solve Rabbi Small's temple politics struggles.
In this case, a pedestrian is run over, and a local Jewish college student is blamed,

I rather preferred the red herring inquiry that Police Chief Lanigan was following before the Rabbi solved the case, but in context the solution made sense,

If you like the earlier books, you'll love this one too, Great story well crafted. Simple but deceptively deep in parts,
As man Orthodox Jew, I dont quite have the authors take on religion, Still, highly recommended Back in the day, I read the entire weeks worth of novels featuring Rabbi David Small, the sole Jewish leader in the small town of Barnards Crossing, Massachusetts.
Usually, the mysteries were cleverly crafted, sometimes less so, I began with the first, the Edgar Awardwinning Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, and finished with the last novel,s Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out, Or so I thought.

Author Harry Kemelman took a break, but then resumed writing more novels, I thought the mystery in Someday the Rabbi Will Leave first released iningenious, and I had forgotten what an instinct Kemelman, a college professor rather than a rabbi, had for human nature, both good although mostly bad.
But I had forgotten what an annoying prig Rabbi Small is,

But dont take it from me, Listen of one of Smalls temple members:

He acts so damn superior, According to my old man, in the old days the rabbi was the big noise in the community, He was the one educated man and everyone used to defer to him on that account, And Rabbi Small goes on like that, like were back in the nineteenth century and hes the only one who knows anything,

Well, maybe not the only one who knows anything, but certainly Rabbi Small thinks himself the only one with a reliable moral compass, Its definitely his way or the highway, The synagogue is supposed to be an amalgam of Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Jewry there not being enough Jews to support more than one temple, but, in truth, the religion is Smallism, with ideas that were falling out of favor with Conservative Judaism even in the lates when I went to a mostly Jewish high school in Miami.
It would spoil the novel for you if I told you the particular instance, but trust me on this one,

That said, the mystery, the philosophical/religious discussion and the insight into human nature in Someday the Rabbi Will Leave were so excellent that this ninth book and eighth mystery in the Rabbi Small series remains a fivestar read.
I read it in just a few hours, And theres no greater recommendation than that! Rabbi Small faces political corruption, definitely nonkosher, brewed with a dash of dirty campaign tricks, blackmail, and a possible murder, And if that's not bad enough, the newly appointed president of the temple has decided to replace the rabbi before his daughter's wedding, . . A rabbi in a small Massachusetts town outside Boston finds himself investigating a hitandrun death of a political operative and the tumultuous politics of temple all at the same time.


This book is all about politics, on the streets, in campaigns, and inside temple, I found the intertemple machinations more compelling than the actual deathmystery but enjoyed Rabbi Small and his wife and the real characters of Massachusetts filling the pages, A pol will do anything to win an election, Found this one in a transfer box, now that I've moved from house into condo, and now that Covidhas the libraries closed,

I know I bought it in expectation after having read the firstin the series, apparentlyyears ago, I'm tempted to go back and give those the samefor hitting their targets, but on the principle that tastes can change and an old book not stand up to new reading, I won't.
Nevertheless, I'm delighted to give them to this one,

I also am not quite moved to order the unread ones from ILL, or to check out the couple of the firstthat I can reread onscreen from the County.
And certainly not to take up the audiobooks that are all the City offers, At least, not when there are that many more boxes waiting for me,

I mean, that's also where I just rediscovered sitelinkSheri S, Tepper. I enjoyed the mystery and the political campaign parts of the plot, but the rabbi continuing to hold on to his job by the skin of his teeth is getting kind of old.
Too bad Laura probably won't be an important character in future books in the series, It seems like her input at the synagogue could be entertaining, I agree with others, not my fav, but since I am reading all in series, I went ahead anyway, Now need to check if I have missed any Another book in the series where it's pretty obvious that the point to the books is not the mysteries but the opportunity to explain contemporary Judaism.
It's good but there are better in this series, Seven years after Harry Kemelman wrote the last of the days of the week Rabbi Small books he returned to the series with Someday The Rabbi Will Leave, The hiatus clearly did nothing to lessen his writing skills as this book is a real page turner I read it all in one day,

The Rabbi Small books are in the murder mystery genre, However, the actual murder is often, as in the case of this book, more of a background issue than the focus of the book, The Rabbi books focused more and more on Rabbi Smalls negotiating the difficult path of being a Jew devoted to the strict letter of the Judaic law while leading a small, not very observant congregation in a New England town.


The underlying plot of each book is the Rabbis battle with his Temples board of directors, his interactions with the Catholic Chief of Police, his dedication to studying the Torah and the Talmud, and some social issue pertaining to the time in which Kemelman wrote the book.
Lastly it is about him helping to solve a murder,

The initial focus of this book is on politics, both in the town and in the temple, Into this mix in Someday The Rabbi Will Leave, Kemelman returns to the issue of mixed marriages when a Jew elects to marry a nonJew, While he has touched on this issue

in other books Kemelman returns, once again, to the issue in this one, Clearly this was an important issue for Kemelman,

Like all of the other Rabbi books, this one is wellwritten, engaging, educational, and absorbing, You do not have to read the other books in the series before this one but I think reading at least the first few will increase your understanding and appreciation of Someday The Rabbi Will Leave.
Easy read, good mystery reveal, and I learned something! The same formula with Rabbi Small being obstinate and temple forces aligned against him,
Oh and a mystery thrown in,
Very dated.
Someday the Rabbi might leavemore likely the readers will leave first, Not as satisfying as some of the others, I do admire the integrity and insight of Rabbi David Small, who somehow is still in his position as rabbi in the Conservative compromise "Temple" in the small town of Barnard's Crossing, near Boston, Mass.
I'm also thankful to the Almighty that he is Jewish and thus never had any influence on the CDF modern Catholic equivalent of the Inquisition,
Harry Kemelman managed to integrate much Jewish thought and almost Jesuit casuistry not a Catholic monopoly, or innovation, apparently into classic detective stories, This is "New England" before everyone owned guns stated, firmly, in previous book, largely unaware of the world outside even of most of the USA, let alone the rest of that continent.
. . Barnard's Crossing is however exceptional in that it is possible for Catholics and Jews to be accepted as almost human you have to be born there, or you're a migrant!.
No chance of election to the equivalent of the burgh council, unless you're at least third generation native, This would be no place for the Scottish diaspora the local nonCatholic Christians are decidedly "Episcopalian" with all the condescension of the ruling AngloSaxon hegemony!
The Rabbi has always been clear: Judaism does not mean faith it does not require and would even deny the existence of the Almighty, being Jewish is an ethnicity like I'm Scottish, Judaism is only a system of behaviour, but only for some descendants of Abraham poor old Ishmael! nothing more, and it is not even necessary or even desirable, to adhere to those norms.
Seems weird to me, being Catholic, something that influences me/
Usually his opponents are infinitely less likeable totally stereotypical Americans moneymad, crafty, greedy, intolerant, egotistical but maybe he needs to get out more except he can't there are few houses he can accept food in not kosher, but still he picks and chooses which laws to obey.
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I have loved the entire Rabbi series! I have now finished them all with great sadness, This however was my second read and they will be on my shelf for a new read, Although I enjoy the murder being solved I especially enjoy, as a Christian, the insights into the Jewish religion, I have learned not to call it faith from reading this book, Excellent blending of great characters, twisted murder plots, and Jewish tradition, Great insight into Jewish ethics and good mystery, Does the Rabbi Leave

Politics, politics, and more politics! Not only on the statewide level, but in the synagogue itself! Who seems to have his fingers in both pies at least indirectly His daughter is managing the campaign of a local attorney's run for the office of state senator.
The answer is the wealthy President of the congregation, who believes that since he has voted a sizeable raise for the rabbi, that the rabbi is, so to speak, 'in his pocket.
' When the rabbi and the tycoon disagree on a matter of religious principle, the President plans in secret to replace him, Another very enjoyable visit to Barnard's Crossing,
Thank you, Harry and George, Harry Kemelman was an American mystery writer and a professor of English, He was the creator of one of the most famous religious sleuths, Rabbi David Small, His writing career began with short stories for Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine featuring New England college professor Nicky Welt, the first of which, The Nine Mile Walk, is considered a classic.
The Rabbi Small series began inwith the publication of Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, which became a huge bestseller, a difficult achievement for a religious mystery, and won Kemelman aEdgar Award for Best First Novel.
The Rabbi Small books are not only mysteries, but also considerations of Conservative Judaism, Harry Kemelman was an American mystery writer and a professor of English, He was the creator of one of the most famous religious sleuths, Rabbi David Small, His writing career began with short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine featuring New England college professor Nicky Welt, the first of which, "The Nine Mile Walk", is considered a classic.
The Rabbi Small series began inwith the publication of Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, which became a huge bestseller, a difficult achievement for a religious mystery, and won Kemelman aEdgar Award for Best First Novel.
The Rabbi Small books are not only mysteries, but also considerations of Conservative Judaism, sitelink.