I feel I should preface this review by informing the reader that my review comes from the perspective of me and my family - and that we are (as a whole) very informed about Judaism, REAL kaballa, history of the Jewish people and secular history.
We couldn't get past the first few pages of this.
I can see why people who know very little of the above subjects might find this book intriguing. Unfortunately, it not only presents a VERY false view of Jews, Judaism, etc. but it so distorts the truth as to be damaging.
As a Jewish woman in particular, I feel that this type of book only serves to perpetuate the myth that women are second class citizens in Torah true Jewish life and that the only way to gain power is to challenge the status quo.
I have the book on my bookshelf and actually have doubts as to whether I should trade it.
Even my son in law, who is a rabbi and generally enjoys reading books like this for the comedy factor couldn't get past the first few chapters, that's how bad it is - you can't even turn it into a joke.
We couldn't get past the first few pages of this.
I can see why people who know very little of the above subjects might find this book intriguing. Unfortunately, it not only presents a VERY false view of Jews, Judaism, etc. but it so distorts the truth as to be damaging.
As a Jewish woman in particular, I feel that this type of book only serves to perpetuate the myth that women are second class citizens in Torah true Jewish life and that the only way to gain power is to challenge the status quo.
I have the book on my bookshelf and actually have doubts as to whether I should trade it.
Even my son in law, who is a rabbi and generally enjoys reading books like this for the comedy factor couldn't get past the first few chapters, that's how bad it is - you can't even turn it into a joke.
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