The Book of Ruth: A Journey Towards Life
- Pacific Time Virtual Program
$18.00
Course Summary for Search and Accessibility
This course, The Book of Ruth: A Journey Towards Life, is an Educational Program offered by New Lehrhaus. It is scheduled for May 21, 2026. The session is held on a Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Pacific Time.
The total registration fee is $18.00. The course is conducted Online and focuses on a close reading of the Book of Ruth (Megillat Ruth) and Naomi's journey from loss to renewed life, Jewish approaches to grief, mourning, and communal healing, and the women of the Hebrew Bible and the Shavuot tradition.
How does the Book of Ruth, traditionally read on the festival of Shavuot, illuminate the experience of grief and the slow work of return? What does Naomi's journey, accompanied by Ruth's extraordinary loyalty, reveal about the communal labor of healing? Among the most understated yet radical narratives in the Hebrew Bible, this short, four-chapter megillah offers an enduring meditation on grief, friendship, loyalty, and renewal. Through a close reading, we will follow Naomi from Bethlehem to Moab and back again, turning our attention to the women of Bethlehem. Often overlooked, they help draw a mourner out of grief towards renewed purpose, connection, and life.
Who this is for
- Anyone drawn to close textual study of the Tanakh, especially the books read on Jewish festivals
- Readers preparing for Shavuot who want to encounter Megillat Ruth in greater depth
- Those interested in Jewish approaches to grief, mourning, and the communal dimensions of healing
- Students of women's voices and roles in the Hebrew Bible
What you'll leave with
- A deeper understanding of the Book of Ruth as both a Shavuot text and a portrait of recovery from loss
- Fresh insight into Naomi's grief and the role of communal care in returning a mourner to life
- An appreciation for the friendship between Ruth and Naomi as a model of chesed and loyalty
- New attention to the often-unnamed women of Bethlehem and their understated but decisive role in the story's arc of redemption
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