The Story of Ruth

By: Aviva Zornberg

May 24, 2019

וַתֹּאמֶר רוּת אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִי לְעָזְבֵךְ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרָיִךְ כִּי אֶל־אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָי׃
va-TO-mer Ruth al tif-g’-ee VEE l’-oz-VAYKH la-SHUV may-a-kha-RA-yikh KEE el a-SHER tay-l’-KHEE ay-LAYKH u-va-a-SHER ta-LEE-nee a-LEEN a-MAYKH a-MEE vay-lo-HA-yikh e-lo-HAI
But Rut replied, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
Ruth 1:16

The story of Ruth is one of the most beloved stories in the Bible.

Verse 1:16 is part of Ruth’s moving speech in which she declares her allegiance to her mother-in-law Naomi, as well as the People and the God of Israel.

Ruth follows her soul to return to the place where she returns.

This video will explain more about the story of Ruth and what this wonderful character represents: