Jewish sources provide many explanations for why Megillat Ruth is inextricably entwined with Shavuot, but the three primary themes include receiving the Torah, seasonal harvest, and messianic ...

Shavuot synthesises the Torah and the Land of Israel perfectly: G-d gave us His Torah on this day to keep in the Land of Israel.

The symbolism of Ruth arriving in Beit Lechem at the beginning of the barley harvest is robust. The barley harvest begins on the second night of Pesach, the first day of a newly redeemed Israel. A ...

Each year, during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (celebrated this year from June 1 to 3), synagogues worldwide read a surprising text: the Book of Ruth. Shavuot marks the moment when G-d gave the ...

It is the story of Ruth’s sincere and wholehearted conversion to the faith of her beloved mother-in-law, Naomi, that imparts an extra dimension to Shavuot. It imbues this festival, above all the ...

The attack at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.

Sunday afternoon's attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.

Sunday afternoon’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, took place hours before the start of a major Jewish festival, Shavuot.