Ruth
The Unexpected Role of Ancestry in Jewish Monarchy
By Rabbi Tuly Weisz In Psalm 39, David writes that he generally guards his mouth and refrains from questioning God, no matter what troubles befall him. But at some point, staying silent becomes too difficult to bear and he feels compelled...
The Unconditional Acceptance of the Torah
When Moses presented the Jews with the prospect of receiving the Torah at Sinai, they respond: "All that Hashem has spoken we will do!” (Exodus 19:8). This expression of acceptance was repeated and expanded in a phrase that has...
How does Levirate marriage set the stage for the resurrection of the dead?
The story of the Children of Israel descending into Egypt, so central to the rest of the Bible, is interrupted by the anomalous story of Judah and Tamar. A deeper look at the story will reveal why Judah and Tamar are also essential to the...
Biblical Art: The Love of Naomi and Ruth
Artist Chana Helen Rosenberg writes on Chabad.org, "Ruth was so dedicated to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and to G‑d, that she did not want to go back to Moab, rather to go with Naomi to Bethlehem, as shown in this famous passage (which is...