Megillot
Friday, June 13, 2014
Character Comparison: Esther and Rut/s (however you want to say it)
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Comparing Esther and Rut/s, it's very interesting how they are so similar, and yet so different. Esther starts out as a quiet, pass...
Ummm....
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To me, Naomi seems very manipulative and negative in general. I feel kind of bad saying that because I know that she had a hard life an...
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
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Naomi continues to shock us. When she returns to the land where she was once the greatest and richest, as a new person her attitude tot...
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In the first few Pasukim of megiilat Ruth we see that the main characters are very selfish. They are wealthy and when there is a famine...
Rut, Esther, and Orpah
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In תנ"ך we see people have been chosen by Hashem and they often have a destiny to fulfill. Each of these people have a big resp...
Mitzvote on Shavuot
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Since מגילת רות does not tell the story of שבועות like other מגילות tell the holidays we read them on, it is sometimes hard to inco...
Monday, June 9, 2014
G-d as the puppet master
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There are many clues in the Megillah that provide strong evidence that G-d is behind the scenes. Firstly, the chiastic structure of the Megi...
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