Strength to Stand (Rabbi David Cohen Book 2) by Sheyna Galyan

306 Pages
Publisher: Yotzeret Publishing Inc., Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Titles
Release Date: September 1, 2015

Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Religious Zealots Jewish

David Cohen is a Rabbi handing the day-to-day duties of his office. His wife, Sara wants to take on more duties and become more active with the congregation. His longtime friend, Rabbi Eli and his wife, Bev, are visiting from Washington State.

Betya Zahav, a female Rabbi, begins receiving threatening messages to her office and home. She asks David for advice. He tells her to contact the Jewish Community Center and to tell her husband, Arik, a sergeant with the Minneapolis police. When the threats against Betya escalate, David and Eli help Arik by talking with other Rabbis. Soon they find themselves over their heads.

The story is fast paced, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written third point of view. Some of the action in the book was very realistic to current events. If you like Father Brown or Sidney Chambers and Grantchester, you will enjoy this book.

Very well written. The story has wit and humor as well as suspense. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
Many thanks to Yotzeret Publishing and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.