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Women's Minyan
Women's Minyan | Naomi Ragen
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Naomi Ragen's first play, which premiered in July 2002 at Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv. It is based on a true story: a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) woman, wife of a rabbi, mother of 12, leaves her home and stays with a friend. The community's "modesty squad" tries in vain to force her to go back. Her friend is physically attacked, her arm and leg broken. The rabbi's wife is punished: she is cut off from her children, against her will.
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Women's Minyan | Naomi Ragen
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This short, intense play is set in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Two years after leaving her husband and 12 kids, Chana comes back to see her children. The women in her family greet her with something else in mind. The author explains community norms without preaching, though it‘s clear she disagrees. It‘s a small window into a closed, patriarchal society.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I am fascinated by stories of people, especially women, in closed or cultish religions. This one is Kindle Unlimited and counts for my #ReadingWomen #play prompt. Having just finished a story with Muslim women in seclusion, this seems like a good choice for my own “confinement.” (contagious with the flu 😷)

mcipher Feel better! Seems like everyone is sick. ☹️ 6y
Ingerella Feel better! 6y
alisiakae I hope you feel better soon! 6y
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Butterfinger Hope you feel better soon. 6y
Cinfhen Oh no!! Sorry you aren‘t feeling well😞it‘s been such a brutal winter xx rest up. And super curious about this book 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen Yeah, I haven‘t had the flu in easily ten years. Ugh. Lots of reading getting done, though. A little harder to write reviews ... this isn‘t a long play. Packs a punch, though. I‘m super depressed about women‘s rights after Heart Berries, Malabar Hill, and this one. Now I‘m reading about a NYC woman who buys an apt in Paris! 🇫🇷 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Butterfinger Thank you—today was better. Hopefully not much longer! 6y
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