{"title":"Lawrence W. Raphael","description":"\u003cp\u003eLAWRENCE W. RAPHAEL was a Reform rabbi, editor, and scholar who edited two anthologies of Jewish mystery fiction: \u003cem\u003eCriminal Kabbalah\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMystery Midrash\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 1974 and earned a Ph.D. in higher education and leadership from New York University in 1990. He served as the ninth Senior Rabbi of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco from 2003 to 2016, and previously as the first Director of the Department of Adult Jewish Growth at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations from 1996 to 2003. He also wrote articles on Jewish identity in detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael died on March 17, 2019, in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence W. Raphael’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"criminal-kabbalah","title":"Criminal Kabbalah: An Intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery \u0026 Detective Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerence Ball\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Banality of Evil \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Levy Ceren\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSilver Is Better Than Gold \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin S. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeath Has Beckoned \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Fliegel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Golem of Bronx Park East\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTruth in a Plain Brown Wrapper \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart M. Kaminsky\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tenth Man \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRochelle Krich\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBitter Waters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Levitsky\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThy Brother's Bloods \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLev Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYour Papers, Please \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Singer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReconciling Howard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHospitality in a Dry Country \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBatya Swift Yasgur\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWithout a Trace \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll-new stories from twelve of today’s masters of mystery and detective fiction—sure to delight mystery buffs of all faith traditions, and fans of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eMystery Midrash: An Anthology of Jewish Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1580231098\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781580231091\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence W. Raphael","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43231092441304,"sku":"9781580231091","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43231092474072,"sku":"9781683360193","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781580231091_FC_mockup_v2_1740149781_163f4009-08f5-4ffa-916e-be5d0716f490.jpg?v=1791010717"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-lawrence-w-raphael.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}