Synopsis:
When an alley cat belonging to an Algerian rabbi eats a parrot, it finds itself with the ability to speak. It then insists on being taught the Torah, and comes to humorously explore the nature of its own Judaism--and that of those it encounters.
Notes:
Translation by Alexis Siegel and Anjali Singh.
Originally published in France in three volumes as La Chat du Rabbin, 1. La Bar-Mitsva (2001), 2. Le Malka des Lions (2002), and 3. L'Exode (2003) by Dargaud.