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One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross

A Rabbi Small Mystery, Book 10

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One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross

By: Harry Kemelman
Narrated by: George Guidall
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Harry Kemelman is critically acclaimed for his series featuring the unassuming hero, Rabbi David Small. In One Fine Day the Rabbi Bought a Cross, a vacation to the Holy Land quickly becomes another opportunity for the rabbi to utilize his cool-headed wit. As a favor, the rabbi looks in on Jordan Goodman, son of Barnard’s Crossing’s favorite grocers. Jordan has adopted the beliefs of a fundamentalist Jewish group, and before long, he is the only suspect in a local murder. Suddenly, the rabbi’s vacation is placed on hold. It will take a healthy dose of Talmudic logic to crack Jordan’s case, while members of the rabbi’s congregation keep a skeptical watch on developments. Best-selling author Kemelman fills his sharp mysteries with colorful characters who ring true. Narrator George Guidall was personally approved for this recording by the author’s estate. He breathes life into the sleuthing rabbi and the exotic backdrop.

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One Fine Day I Bought This Book

While downsizing my bookcase, I took 7 paperbacks of the Rabbi Small series to a used bookstore. I immediately regretted it until I bought this Audible edition. The narration is very good and kept me interested in the details that I missed when I read the book. This is one time I like the Audible better than the printed book and that is rare for me!

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One of the Best Rabbi Small Stories

General structure is same as most Rabbi Small novels but I found the plot more interesting than usual. An enjoyable experience.

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Love this series

I had read the initial day-of-the-week books in this series in hard copy many years ago. They are all gentle stories without being "Romance" novels. Since George Guidell is among my favorite five narrators I decided to give the audio version a try. I was not disappointed in either the novel or the reader.

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Rabbi Small and a diverse cast enliven intricate puzzle in the Holy Land.

In this book our introvert rabbi keeps asking questions in spite of what seems obvious to Israeli police, irrelevant to Shin Bet and rude to visiting members of his congregation.

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Rabbi Smalls goes to Israel.. again

This is a great little series about human beings and their weaknesses. Rabbi David Smalls is
a small town rabbi but often, due to circumstances, becomes rabbi to strangers and the world.
The author, Harry Kemelman, knows his subject well, and know how to write the human experience.
I wish there were many more of these books.

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