There are lots of authors out there who write fictional stories. There are good books, and then there are books that not only do they talk to you, but when you close that book after you are done reading you are left with a passion and desire for justice, and doing what is right and just, not only for the characters in the book, but for society.
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Baila Sebrow from The Definitive Rap Show sat down with the the celebrated award-winning novelist, journalist and playwright, Naomi Ragen. Her first book, Jephte’s Daughter was listed among the one-hundred most important Jewish books of all time. Her best selling novels include Sotah, The Covenant, The Sisters Weiss, Devil in Jerusalem, and others. Naomi is an outspoken advocate for women’s rights, and active warrior against anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda, and has lived in Jerusalem since 1971.
Naomi spoke about a recurring theme in her books regarding injustice against women, and she went into detail why it inspires her to do that. She discussed the books she wrote, including Jephte’s Daughter, and also Sotah, and The Sacrifice of Tamar, where she bravely brings topics to the forefront that are taboo in the Orthodox Jewish community, and what encouraged her to go down that lane on those subjects.
Naomi’s book The Devil in Jerusalem is a gripping story of obsession and child abuse within a Charedi community, where she tackled that issue.
Naomi mentioned how certain publishing houses change the wording of their Bible’s translation to fit in with their religious beliefs.
The interview concluded with her latest book and sequel, and Naomi shared which book has had the most emotional impact on her.
WATCH THIS GRIPPING INTERVIEW
It is unconscionable for VIN to be plugging someone who did so much for so many years to sow sin’ah towards frum Yidden amongst both other Yidden and non-Jews. Not to mention that she was found guilty of plagiarizing material from a frum (not that that makes that much of a difference) ehrliche writer.
Ragen is an obsessive hater, someone who writes copiously about matters she knows nothing about.
Her writing is not that great or gripping, and her effect on the world is to increase anti-semitism and bigotry. She is a plagiarizer and all-round failure.
She should not be celebrated on this site.
I was shocked and dismayed to see the author’s name as part of such a positive headline, not to mention the glowing terms she’s described in. I read several of her books many years ago and still clearly remember the undercurrent of bias and thinly veiled cynicism of all things orthodox. Not to mention that her cultural portrayal of the ultra orthodox had many inconsistencies, proving her lack of familiarity with the nuances of her subject.
no conversation at all about the multiple plagiarism cases brought against her for copying other writers?
listeners beware
She wrote disgusting books about the Orthodox community. Shame on you VIN for promoting this blogsite. You are being machshil the tzibbur to listening to to anti Torah ideas.
Slightly off topic but does anyone know what “the one-hundred most important Jewish books of all time” refers to? Is this just some private list that a person or publication made?
she is a hate filled charedi basher who should not be praised- however, she is not as hate filled as nick moster, the unemployed shnorrer and hate peddler who founded the anti frum hate org, yaffed