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

A fascinating true-crime narrative about the first rabbi ever accused of murder and what the case says...
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Author: Arthur J. Magida
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The Rabbi and the Hit Man: A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and Shattered Faith by Magida, Arthur J.

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

BD$29.62

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

BD$29.62
Author: Arthur J. Magida
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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."



Author: Arthur J. Magida
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/11/2004
Pages: 311
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780060935610

About the Author
Magida, Arthur J.: -

Arthur J. Magida is the author of Prophet of Rage: A Life of Louis Farrakhan and His Nation. A former contributing correspondent to PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, he has also been senior editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times. He is currently writer-in-residence at the University of Baltimore.

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