Women in the Orthodox Jewish Society: Reality and the Provisions of Jewish Legislation in Naomi Ragen’s "The Sacrifice of Tamar"

The significance of this novel - under study - the problem of "rape" posed by the writer, and the consequent results of the psychological, social, and they penetrate the thick wall that surrounds the religious ultra-Orthodox community in particular. The novel does not address the subject of religion, but rather monitors reality and reveal the cover hides a lot, and shed light on the provisions of Jewish law and its application in the reality of life.
The central character in the novel in crisis; after being Aghtsab- by a thief, a young black-and especially as the wife of a rabbi range "Haridah" living in Brooklyn; resorting to the law and the Jewish legislation to search in which to rule that applies to them and their condition; but they do not find clearly rule which defines the condition and rule. Vtltzm silence and decides not to tell her husband about them so as not to divorce, according to understood from the provision - Ruling raped women - in Jewish law also addresses the question of the novelThe child belongs to those who the son born to a woman who has been raped. The novel is trying to answer those previous questions from the perspective of the Jewish legislation.