Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry Summary
Harry Kemelman

Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry Summary

Kemelman's second novel in the Rabbi Small series, Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry, is an obvious extension of "The Building of a Temple" — the manuscript on Jewish suburban life from which the whole series germinated. With its subplot focusing on efforts to build an addition to the temple, this novel readily articulates Kemelman's ubiquitous and singular social concern and theme: consequences for Jewish culture and religion during postwar...

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