Ruth Rabbah (Lerner)

3 texts in Midrash Rabbah

Ruth's Journey

Ruth Rabbah (Lerner) 22:1

And in this little snippet of that text, we find a moment of intense connection, and a gentle but firm assertion of self. The verse we're focusing on is ((uth 1:1)6): "Do not besee...

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Ruth Rabbah (Lerner) 22:5

The story of Ruth is all about that, about choosing a people, a faith, a destiny. And it begins with those famous words: "Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." (Rut...

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Story of Ruth

Ruth Rabbah (Lerner)

Not just the biblical Ruth, but the Ruth we meet in the rabbinic imagination – a figure so compelling that her story continues to resonate with us centuries later. We all know the ...

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