The Story of Ruth: Loss, Loyalty & Redemption
About this episode
Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the deeper story behind Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz, revealing themes of loss, loyalty, and redemption.
Why do we read the story of Ruth on Shavuot? Beneath the surface of this beautiful Megillah lies one of the most dramatic stories in all of Tanach, famine, exile, conversion, controversy, loss, courage, and the hidden birth of redemption. In this class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the deeper story behind Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz through Midrash, Talmud, Zohar, and Kabbalah. Together we’ll uncover the shocking halachic debate surrounding Ruth’s conversion, the spiritual meaning behind her loya...
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