Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

Indeed, Ruth’s courageous overnight overtures to ... But that requires a process, one that only culminates in Shavuot, when Jewish tradition boldly envisions a marriage of God and the Jewish ...