Rabbi David Small, the new leader of Barnard's Crossing's Jewish community, can't even enjoy his Sabbath without things getting stirred up in a most unorthodox manner: It seems a young nanny has been found strangled, less than a hundred yards from the Temple's parking lot – and all the evidence points to the Rabbi

Saturday brings Yom Kippur to Barnard's Crossing and Rabbi Small is preparing as usual. But his prayers and fasting are interrupted when a member of his congregation is found dead in his car. The police call it accidental. The insurance company calls it suicide. Only Rabbi Small's pregnant wife, Miriam, thinks it's murder. Now it's up to him to prove her right… *** “Harry Kemelman has come through as a winner again… A good tale well told.” – The New York Times “Another Sholem Aleichem… An excellent storyteller… Here is detective work at its best.” – Detroit Press “Detailed with humor and intelligence. Top quality!” – Bestsellers “Wise and witty.” – Saturday Review

Rabbi Small becomes involved in the problems of a group of students and is surprised to find they include drugs and murder

Monday takes Rabbi David Small on a private exodus to Israel for a much needed rest. But as usual, trouble follows the Rabbi. While his congregation at home is busy plotting his dismissal, the Rabbi is up against the Wall in an international incident involving a young American student, Israeli intelligence, and a group of Arab terrorists with murder on their minds

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!

When an unpleasant member of the Barnard's Crossing congregation dies mysteriously, placing a troubled young man under suspicion, Rabbi Small tackles the case with Talmudic reasoning and insight

Had the murder victim not been such a notorious anti-semite, Rabbi Small might never have become involved. But when several members of his congregation become suspects, Rabbi Small is forced to match wits with the killer