No time is ever good for a family emergency, but for a rabbi the period just before Yom Kippur is especially difficult.
The big question is: was it an accident or an attack? The search for the truth uncovers everything from old grudges to family secrets to fraud - and possibly murder..
Yet even though the Holy Day is approaching, Rabbi Aviva Cohen rushes off to Boston to be at the bedside of her mother, who was found unconscious in her apartment at an assisted living facility.
No time is ever good for a family emergency, but for a rabbi the period just before Yom Kippur is especially difficult