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by Arthur J. Magida

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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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  • Title The Rabbi and the Hit Man: A True Tale of Murder, Passion, and the Shattered Faith of a Congregation
  • Author Arthur J. Magida
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date May 13, 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780066210674 / 0066210674
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.31 x 1.08 in (23.62 x 16.03 x 2.74 cm)
  • Category True Crime / Espionage
  • Library of Congress subjects Murder - New Jersey - Cherry Hill, Neulander, Fred
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003047824
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.152
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