Book of ruth
Motherhood as a metaphor: The role of women as facilitators - opinion
Life is extremely imperfect and challenging; the goal of the individual must be to overcome adversity and sorrow to achieve meaning for oneself and for others, whoever they may be.
Ruth the Moabite, King David’s ancestor, was a righteous convert
Shavuot 2025: Diving into the Book of Ruth, a reminder tradition can grow
Would Ruth, a convert, be good enough for Israeli citizenship? - opinion
Shavuot: 7 things converts can teach us about Judaism
Just as our sages learned about Jewish affirmations from Ruth, so I have found through my work with converts that we can learn much about Judaism from them.
Editor's Notes: Love the convert
As Jews in Israel and around the world read the Book of Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, it is worth asking how beloved converts truly are today.
Ruth's quiet revolution and what we can do - opinion
This heart-warming positive and optimistic storyline describes a dynamic affirmed by research and experience. Acts of kindness and generosity are, indeed, contagious.
On Jewish hubris and Jewish pride - opinion
intermarriage is a phenomenon that is one painful by-product of Jewish integration into the broader, multi-cultural society that has surrounded us.
‘Your nation is my nation’: Reading the Book of Ruth - opinion
Ruth’s declaration are an important primary source for the validity of conversion to Judaism and its requirements.
How Christians are blessing Israel after the 'rapture'
Opinion: There are many ways that Christians can support Israel even after their deaths, the author explains.
Second Nurture: Learning lessons on adoption from Ruth
What better place than a strong, loving, community like synagogues for a young person who needs a family?
The Book of Ruth: The tale of King David's ancestry is a taste of perfection
Long before science fiction contemplated revisiting and revising events of former years, the Bible did so, in the Book of Ruth.
Shavuot: Lessons learned from the Book of Ruth
This narrative has uncanny resonance and meaning in the world seized by global pandemic. The world that was, has been forced into a transformation through what is best described as a rite of passage.