Popular author Harry Kemelman combines baffling crimes, fascinating characters, and rich Jewish tradition to create his best-selling mystery series. In Monday the Rabbi Took Off, an exhausted Rabbi David Small searches for relaxation in Israel, only to find himself in the midst of an explosive international incident. After six years of leading a challenging congregation, Rabbi Small is taking his dream vacation: three months in Jerusalem without any rabbinical duties. He is finally getting the rest he needs-until a new acquaintance is found dead after a bombing. Suddenly the savvy young Rabbi is up against the formidable Israeli intelligence and faceless Arab terrorists with murder on their minds. With Harry Kemelman's dramatic flair, you will feel as if you are walking the colorful streets of Jerusalem alongside the perceptive Rabbi Small. George Guidall-personally approved for this unabridged recording by the author's estate-skillfully breathes life into the ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.
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"This was a fun, informative book. It was written in the early 1970s. I learned a good deal about the operation of a Conservative Jewish Temple. As a former BYU student in Israel I enjoyed the murder mystery that unfolded in Jerusalem. If you like Israel and mysteries I would recommend this book." — Mikemower (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was a fun, informative book. It was written in the early 1970s. I learned a good deal about the operation of a Conservative Jewish Temple. As a former BYU student in Israel I enjoyed the murder mystery that unfolded in Jerusalem. If you like Israel and mysteries I would recommend this book."
" One of a series of mysteries that also teach you Jewish traditions/views. "
" One of my favorites from years ago but never read this particular book. Interesting his views on Jerusalem. "
" I learned alot about Judiasm from this series and later from Faye Kellerman "
" Monday the Rabbi Took Off: Rabbi Small Series (A Rabbi Small Mystery) by Harry Kemelman (2002) "
" so sweet, so dated, so problematic in so many ways... i felt like it helped me understand and gave me compassion for some people i know who are of the same generation as the characters and author. "
" I read a few if the other books in this series many years ago and remembered enjoying them very much. This book, however, had an extremely slow start as well as a plethora of characters that I kept loosing track of. "
" All seven (Monday thru Sunday) Kemelman books are very good short mystery reads. "
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.
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