Women's Minyan [Paperback]

Naomi Ragen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: Toby Press (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592641563
• ISBN-13: 978-1592641567
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I attended The Hebrew Institute of Long Island. I then decided that I wanted to be a writer. I got a B.A. from Brooklyn College, while simultaneously attending Sara Schneirer's Hebrew Teacher's Seminary in Boro Park. I loved God. I still do. But it wasn't so clear to me whether people who wore the black outfits and wigs were truly more pious, or just stuck in some social groove. I got a Master's Degree in Engish from Hebrew University in 1977. I only started writing novels when I was in my late thirties, after the birth of my fourth child.

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92 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Justice's Sake, July 17, 2006

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K. Bateman "katieb" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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Naomi Ragen has long championed the rights and causes of those who have little voice through her columns in the Jerusalem Post, and her play Women's Minyan is just another example of her dedication to those who the world does not seem to hear. Do not be put off by the fact that Women's Minyan is meant to be performed as a play, as it translates well on the page and is impossible to put down. Opening a window into the insular world of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, Ragen sheds light on the struggles a woman often faces when attempting to divorce her husband under the jurisdiction of a Beit Din, or religious court. Women's Minyan is based on the true story of a woman from Jerusalem, giving even more power to Ragen's play.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Women's Minyan, October 19, 2007

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Lisa Andrews "news junkie" (L.A., CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women's Minyan (Paperback)

Excellent portrait of a true story that touches on the cloistered environment that is the Haredi community. Naomi Ragen is such a champion of those who have no voice.

36 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a sad story of a brave woman, November 9, 2006

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Sonya Schickler "biography and humor lover" (brookline,ma.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women's Minyan (Paperback)

naomi ragen has done so much for this poor woman. this play is based on a true story of a woman named chana. her husband was domineering and convinced the people in their town in israel that chana was a bad woman.ultimately he divorced her and spread lies about her to the town.she was not allowed to see her children. this is a good read.