the story of Routh

chapter 1

The story of Ruth began with the Elimelech family, the 2 sons of elimelech married Ruth and Orpah.

Elimelech had a wife called Naomi.

After 10 years Elimelech and his 2 sons died and only Naomi and her 2 mother-in-law ,Ruth and Orpah left.

Naomi told them to leave her alone because she had nothing to give them, Orpah listen to Naomi and went back to her family, but Ruth insisted to stick with Naomi and did not agree to leave her.

(in the picture Ruth convincing Namoi that she isnot leaving her.)

chapter 2

Ruth and Naomi went back to Beth lehem.

Noami Suggested to Ruth to go to the field and gather oats.

Ruth listened to her and she went to the fields to gather oats because in those days they used to give presents to the poor (they had to leave some of the crop for the poor people),Routh was Caught the attention of the owner of the field, Boaz.

(in the picure Ruth gather oat and Boaz come to her)

chapter 3

Boaz found out she Close to Ahimelech’s bride and he told her to gather oats only in his field, he gave her special treatment and took care of her, he let her eat with him, he shared his water with her and respected her.

Naomi told her to go in the night to where Boaz is staying and ask for him to marry her, at first Ruth Hesitated but Nomei convinced  her and she agreed.

Ruth really hopes it goes well and he will agreed.

(on the picture Naomi convincing Ruth to asked Boaz to marry her)

chapter 4

Ruth took a bath, Perfumed and she put on a beautiful dress.

All the way to Boaz she couldn’t stop thinking what was going to happen if he said no, but she knew she had to try.

Ruth arrived at his place and told him:”And spread your wings over your truth, for you are redeemed “, she asked him to marry her but Boaz hesitated.

(Ruth ask Boaz to marry her)

chapter 5

Boaz said this is a Constitutional issue, that there is someone more close than him and he had to ask him first if he wanted to take her to be his wife and if he didn’t agree then he could marry her.

Boaz went to him and asked him and he told him but he didn’t  want to exercise his constitutional right.

Boaz went back to Ruth and told her he would take her to be his wife.

The character we are admire:

We admire the character Ruth for several reasons:

The first reason is that when Naomi told Orpha and Ruth to leave because she had nothing to give them, Orpha really did it and came back to her family, but Ruth refused to do it, she stayed with Naomi to be with her although she knew that she had nothing to give her.

Ruth sticks with Naomi even when she could choose to go to her family, she chose to stick with Namoi because Naomi had no one.

(Ruth supports Namoi)

The second reason is that Ruth stayed with Naomi, the mother of her deceased husband. It’s not easy to stay in that place because this place reminds her of it, and if she had left she could have started a new life (it’s true that she will have times when she will remember her dead husband but obviously much less).

The third reason is that Ruth went to Boaz and asked him to marry her, she was so brave, not everyone could do that!

not everyone would have the courage to ask their loved one to marry them.

Ruth is a good friend, a good family, she is powerful and brave.

Not everyone would act like her.

I think that everyone would want someone that will be with them no matter what, a person who would stick with them in the good times and also in the bad times.

And that is why we admire and respect her.

What accepting the Torah means us:

We value accepting the Torah. We value that we are the chosen country, Hashem has chosen us.

It’s happiness and joy for us.

Our story is very special, accepting the Torah at Mount Sinai.

We are happy that it happened to us, we feel like the Torah keeps and holds us, we feel that no matter what, no matter where, Hashem is watching us and protecting us!

We believe that Hashem is with us at every moment and in every time.

We are excited for Shavuot because it’s the holiday to celebrate accepting the Torah.