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Chaya Rochel Zimmerman writes novels portraying facets of contemporary Jewish Orthodox life: her work serves as a medium for communal self-reflection.

Chaya Rochel Zimmerman

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Replanted

Eighteen-year-old Netta is troubled by frightening dreams of her shameful wrongdoings in a previous lifetime centuries ago. Her application to seminary in Israel is only an excuse to rediscover her ancient home. Netta’s more interested in the mountains, caves and fields outside her classroom window than her seminary classes. She stands torn between recollections of her past as a girl named Ketzia and her present-day reality.

Her uncanny ability to nurture the herbal plants of the ketoret spices in the land of Israel are the key to righting the wrongs of a past life, however her shocking discoveries threaten to have her banned from Israel forever. Only the mekubal can point her in the right direction to fulfill her mission in this present life, but Netta insists he is misleading her. Will she rectify her soul and replant herself in this world bringing honor to her ancient family’s traditions or will she forfeit her destiny and be cursed?

           

                 "This book will open your mind to a hidden dimension that affects all of us- usually without our knowing."

                                  Sara Yocheved Rigler, author of I've Been Here Before

Our Novels

“If Hashem gave you the ability and guided you to write a book, then whatever the book’s plot may be, the inner dimension must be that when a reader finishes the book, he must walk away with the conviction that despite the fools who think that  the world runs randomly, there is a Master in charge of this turbulent world and in the end righteousness and goodness prevail.”

I express gratitude to the Lubavitcher Rebbe for his insightful words concerning the purpose of an author.

Upcoming Novel 

THE SILENCE BETWEEN CULTURES

Raised by secretive grandparents in a quiet Minnesota town, Elka has always wondered about the parents she never knew. Working at the local museum, she yearns to leave for the big city to create dazzling shows as her chosen career, but first she must uncover the truth that paves the way for her own chance at marriage.

 

When anti-Semitism erupts in town against her grandparents, the hostility spreads to the surrounding Native American Indians, forcing Elka into a struggle that binds three cultures together. As secrets unravel and stories collide, Elka discovers that reconciliation may lie hidden in the very tales her community has tried to forget.

 

This novel of Jewish identity, resilience, and the power of storytelling, is a journey into the heart of belonging and the courage it takes to claim it.

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