num_pages: 219
description: One who left Ultra-Orthodox Jewish life gives an insider look at the women she left behind in this book that is more relevant today than ever. Rotem interviews dozens of haredi women about such topics as marriage and divorce, children, "superwomanism, " the rejection of books, mothers and daughters, menopause, mikveh (ritual bath) laws, the gap between men and women, and new attitudes regarding materialism.
language: English
title: Distant Sisters: The Women I Left Behind
titlecomplete: Distant Sisters: The Women I Left Behind
genres: Religion, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 22
publisher: University of Nebraska Press