This is what I wrote prior to the previous blog entry that I criticize this book by this newly "released" jewish author from the "terrible" jewish community of the orthodox:
This book will be a slow seller as even the antisemites really do not want to know what is what in Judaism. The fact is that probably a lot of lonely people will buy it up and in reality, the facts are that if there is any truth in what she wrote, we must find a way to fix the troubles within our communities. If that is not the case, her book will single itself out as obscure and eventually be considered by the scholars as asinine and uneducated.
So either way, give it this: Hashem has let this book be published and it will be considered a farce if all is untrue. Remember the guy who wrote that memoir on drug abuse on Oprah? That book is a crime today.
Written in reply to me:
Hey Beethoven’s Friend, this “slow seller” of a book is #49 (out of 12 million books) on Amazon, and #2 in Biographies and Memoirs,
2nd Reply:
Think of it this way, if someone is interested in reading a book like this and they continue to have some questions and interests, it will serve the jewish community good in that there will be more people interested in our ways and our lifestyle. Just a thought.
As I mentioned above. so too was that James Frey book a national best seller before it was declared a fraud. The aftermath I believe is that is it not a best seller any longer. And it was involved in lawsuits as well as a disgracement by being dropped by his literary agent.
The jewish community if they may might have a lawsuit agaisn’t the writer of this book perhaps and that is a consideration.
If there is a truthful account, and it is disturbing, we must ask if we are doing things that are being accurately depicted in these pages. I am not one to plan to read her or study to learn what the ‘disease’ is that she suggests, but truly when I see some of the fanaticism in the ultra jewish communities, and see people like the Naturei Karta as well as Beit Shemesh on the news, it is blatently clear that there are infractions of even Jewish Law in some of our “hands off- not a ‘unorthodox’ ” community.
Let us realize that Hashem works in many ways.
In reality there are many books that threaten the jewish way of life.
I would suggest to you that the New Testament is a bigger concern to young jewish souls than one that may suggest that they make it in the general community by ascertaining their own world and community.
Blogged from the reference article at:
http://matzav.com/op-ed-an-unorthodox-view-goebbels-would-salivate-over#comments
One more comment that I wrote on Feb 20 on Vos Iz Neias:
I honestly did not get excited in any shape or form when I heard of this 'book' or book of this woman. I must say that I am not 100% convinced that a chassidic community is for everyone and of course, I would be amiss to say that they are 100% righteous in all of their ways. But of course, I seek neither to read nor to decry foul at this book overall. If there are particularities that are fraudulent, we should hear about them. Overall, its probably a person with much illwill or otherwise some ill experiences who wants to voice her either concerns or greivances and has chosen this manner to do so. Some may be intrigued, some may be sickened, but overall, I suspect this will not be a major seller. Watch out for books by rabbis that call Jesus Kosher. That might be more problematic overall.
http://www.vosizneias.com/101328/2012/02/20/new-york-op-ed-a-vindication-of-chassidim-with-conviction-of-eternal-judaism
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