Eastern star for women9/1/2023 ![]() The celebration, though small, includes eating dairy products, staying up all night and studying the Torah, and reading the book of Ruth. The holiday is a celebration of the anniversary of the day that God gave the Torah to the nation of Israel on Mount Sinai. It could also be said that Ruth converted for Boaz, whose kindness allowed her to support herself and her mother in law.Īlso like Esther, Ruth has a Jewish holiday that involves her, called Shavuout. It can be argued that Ruth converted for Naomi, whom Ruth refused to leave, even though Naomi warned her becoming a Jew may not allow her to lead and easy life. This is often shown through the passage found in Ruth 1:16-17 (seen above). This is true, she was born a Moabite, and converted to Judaism. An interesting note here Ruth is often touted as being the first convert to Judaism. Not exactly the most romantic story out there, but one that a lesson can be learned from nonetheless. The two are wed, and Ruth eventually becomes the great-grandmother of the biblical hero David. Luckily for them, the man was not willing to risk his inheritance, so he gives up his right to marry her. However, Boaz knew that another man was a closer kin then himself. So, Naomi sent Ruth down to the threshing floor, and submit herself at the feet of Boaz. Boaz was actually a close relative of Naomi’s, which under Levite law obligated him to marry his kin’s widow, you guessed it, Ruth. He had heard of Ruth’s kindness, and unwillingness to leave her mother in law after the deaths of her husband and children. The field that she happened to harvest in that day belonged to a man named Boaz. Ruth knows that she needs to be able to support both herself and her mother in law, so she goes to the field to glean (harvest) wheat, as it was the beginning of the barely harvest. So, Ruth goes with Naomi back to her home town, Bethlehem. Ruth’s sister in law goes with some hesitation, but Ruth tells her mother in law Naomi, “”Intreat me not to leave thee, to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, but death part thee and me.” (Ruth 1:16–17 KJV)” Her mother in law tells her to go and remarry. ![]() When we first meet Ruth, a terrible famine has taken over Israel, and has taken the life of her husband as well as his brother and father. It is broken up into four chapters, kind of like acts in a play. The book, unlike many books in the Bible, is set up in chronological order, and is a stand alone story. Ruth, like Esther, has an entire book of the Bible named after her (those are the only two named after a woman). If you’d like to go back and read any of the other star point stories, they are: Ruth is the woman I would like to focus on today. ![]() Martha, who appears often throughout the bible and therefore has many stories attached to her, I will leave for another time. The two we have left are Ruth and Martha. Since its been so crazy, I wanted to go back to the basics and work on finishing up the star points. T’s Lodge does not go dark for the summer, but my Chapter cuts down to one meeting a week, so there is a lot more time for fun activities. I ordered the first Master Craftsman (more on that next week) program for myself, so I will have a bit of school work. It’s been a bit of a crazy week at our house, school is out of session for T’s brothers, so we see them much more often, and his eldest brother graduated High School. ![]()
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