Rabbi Daniels is invited by a group of Jesuit Priests to join them as they travel to Nicaragua. They tell him that the claims of antisemitism alleged by the US government against the Sandinista government are lies. The rabbi contacts the State Department and is told that if he goes down to Nicaragua as a rabbi, he will be killed. The Jesuits promise to protect him by hiding him as one of their own. However, his identity is revealed as he becomes the defense attorney for when one of the priests who is accused of killing a nun. This story naturally integrates Jewish topics, rituals, and Jewish values as the rabbi interacts with his Jesuit colleagues. This book, along with two others newly edited “Rabbi Wore” murder mysteries, have been used to teach Judaism by Jewish book clubs, conversion, and basic Judaism classes. Simply put, reading a murder mystery that includes a great deal of Jewish content makes the study of Judaism relevant and very exciting as one tries to figure out ‘who done it.’
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Fiction
The Rabbi Wore a Collar
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2023
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