After all, it was Ruth who first taught us that deep human connection and compassion, despite its paradoxical, unexplainable character, can be the source of our individual and national redemption.

The Book of Ruth, universally honored as “one of the most charming short stories in Hebrew literature,” and standing in contrast to the stories of war and Skip to content About Us ...

Miller makes his readers work hard, but he rewards them with startling insights, such as the idea that Ruth’s relationship with Boaz was a double yibum – for Ruth’s deceased husband Machlon ...

The Book of Ruth, which is read during Shavuot, is one of the five scrolls that are read once a year in synagogue.It appears to tell straightforward stories of love between a mother-in-law and a ...

In Ruth’s famous soliloquy, she pledges in order to learn her new identity and role, to emulate Naomi in every way. The hallmark of the unique qualities of the nation she is entering is shown in ...

On the holiday of Shavuot, we read Megillat Ruth, which focuses on the same period of history as the Book of Shoftim (Judges). In fact, the Gemara tells us that the two books were written by the ...

In the Book of Ruth the most extraordinary feature is Ruth herself. The miracle of Purim, too, has no supernatural event – which gives rise to a different understanding of what miracles are.