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The Rabbi and the Hit Man : A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and Shattered Faith
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The Rabbi and the Hit Man : A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and Shattered Faith Paperback - 2004

by Magida, Arthur J

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  • Title The Rabbi and the Hit Man : A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and Shattered Faith
  • Author Magida, Arthur J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 311
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-05-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 10508936-6
  • ISBN 9780060935610 / 0060935618
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.96 x 5.28 x 0.84 in (20.22 x 13.41 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New Jersey
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Murder - New Jersey - Cherry Hill, Neulander, Fred
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.152

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Summary

A fascinating true-crime narrative about the first rabbi ever accused of murder and what the case says about the role of clergy in America.On the evening of November 1, 1994, Rabbi Fred Neulander returned home to find his wife, Carol, facedown on the living room floor, blood everywhere. He called for help, but it was too late. Two trials and eight years later, the founder of the largest reform synagogue in southern New Jersey became the first rabbi ever convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.In a gripping examination of the misuses of the pulpit and the self-delusions of power, Arthur J. Magida paints a devastating portrait of a manipulative man who used his position of trust in the temple to attract several mistresses -- and to befriend a lonely recovering alcoholic, whom he convinced to kill his wife "for the good of Israel."The Rabbi and the Hit Man straddles the juncture of faith and trust, and confronts issues of sex, narcissism, arrogance, and adultery. It is the definitive account of a charismatic clergyman who paid the ultimate price for ignoring his own words of wisdom: "We live at any moment with our total past ... What we do will stay with us forever."

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