Throughout the American story, Ruth has reverberated, reminding us, then and now – as we read her eponymous book once more on the holiday of Shavuot – of the power of one individual’s faith ...

The narrative of the Book of Ruth is poignant: One can almost feel the tragic atmosphere in the circle of three bereaved women and hear the soft voice of young widow Ruth as she declares her ...

Indeed, Biblical teacher and scholar Rabbanit Golda Warhaftig offers that, in the translation, she would add the words “as if” so it would read: “[It is as if] a son is born to Naomi!” ...