In 2011, under the mentorship of Professor Susan Handelman, an emulated scholar and author, I submitted my MA thesis to Bar ...

Two examples: Ruth’s interactions with Naomi, and Ruth’s interactions with Boaz. The bridge between them and the moment of passionate intimacy come together in Chapter 3, and the ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

My friends had asked me to select a few verses from the Bible about loyalty, and what better quotation is there than Ruth’s declaration of fidelity to Naomi? “Do not entreat me to forsake you ...