“Go back, my daughters; go your way; for I’m too old to have a husband. Even if I were to say, ‘I still have hope’; even if I had a husband tonight and bore sons; would you wait for them until they grew up? Would you refuse to marry, just for them? No, my daughters. […]

“Naomi said, ‘Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become your husbands?‘”-Ruth 1:11 So Naomi has told her daughters-in-law Ruth and Orpah there couldn’t be anything more futile than to follow her back to the land of Israel to start […]

“Naomi said, ‘Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb who could become your husbands?  Go back, my daughters; go your way; for I’m too old to have a husband. Even if I were to say, ‘I still have hope’; even if I […]

“Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, ‘Each of you, go back to your mother’s house. May Adonai show grace to you, as you did to those who died and to me. May Adonai grant you security in the home of a new husband.’ Then she kissed them, but they began weeping aloud.  They said to […]

“‘May Adonai grant you security in the home of a new husband.‘ Then she kissed them, but they began weeping aloud.” -Ruth 1:9 In terms of women’s rights, the ancient world of the Middle East is so far removed from our modern experience, I imagine it’s close to impossible to really understand the traumatic situation […]