Kemelman's diurnal series began on the eve of the Jewish Sabbath with Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (1965). Set toward the end of the first year in Small's tenure as Rabbi in Barnard's Crossing, the work establishes a pattern of detection and temple politics which is followed throughout the series. After Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (1966) — set on Yom Kippur — comes Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (1969) in which Small solves the murder of a young college student. Monday the Rabbi Took Off (1972), generally considered to be the weakest in the series, is set in Israel where the Rabbi is vacationing. Religious issues are again central in Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (1974), in which Small finds that all is not kosher with an upcoming wedding at the temple. Small again confronts the temple boosters and expansionists in Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (1976), and in Thursday the...