Search results
The cat helps the rabbi pass a French language exam so that he might one day become head rabbi, but after the exam the cat loses his ability to speak (as he invoked the name of God to pray for his master).
Jan 1, 2001 · In Algeria in the 1930s, a cat belonging to a widowed rabbi and his beautiful daughter, Zlabya, eats the family parrot and gains the ability to speak. To his master’s consternation, the cat immediately begins to tell lies (the first being that he didn’t eat the parrot).
- (7.1K)
- Hardcover
Jan 17, 2012 · Summary: The rabbi's cat gives us a glimpse inside the home world of an Orthodox Rabbi and his young adult daughter in Algeria in the 1930s. The cat is who we could call the "questioning" member of the family, a fact that isn't too bothersome until one day he gains the ability to speak.
May 8, 2018 · When the cat insists on seeing a picture of God, the rabbi declares that God is a word. So, the cat reasons, if humans are like God because they have speech, then surely he is like a human. Bested in theological disputation by an animal, the rabbi’s rabbi calls for the cat’s drowning.
After eating the family's talking parrot, the feline (Francois Morel) starts talking in human language, much to the amazement of the rabbi who suddenly finds himself having to answer questions about God and faith.
May 7, 2008 · In the Algiers of the '30s, a nameless, scrawny gray cat belonging to a cheerful old rabbi, Abraham Sfar, eats the rabbi's parrot and discovers that he can talk.
People also ask
What is the story of the rabbi and his cat?
Who voices a cat in a rabbi?
Is the rabbi's cat based on a true story?
Why does the rabbi teach a cat about the Torah?
What did Vavasseur say about the rabbi's cat?
Who directed the rabbi's cat?
It decides to take the viewer on a spiritual journey that explores all facets of religion, as this cat attempts to find meaning by converting to Judaism. The incredibly likable cast of characters go on an adventure that truly explores what it means to believe in religion,…
