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 ...

Nehama Leibowitz, renowned Torah scholar, who I was blessed to have as a teacher, in her book “Studies in Bereshit [Genesis],” cites the Akedat Yitzhak, a commentator who explains the reasons ...

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.

In an era when AI is opening new questions about the ownership of texts, the Torah stands apart, writes the chief learning officer at Sefaria.

When author Kelsey Osgood listens to the Book of Ruth on Shavuot, the biblical narrative has a special resonance for her. Osgood, like Ruth, is a convert to Judaism — and like her ancient ...