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 ...
The Story of Ruth is a refreshingly sincere and restrained ... her conversion to Judaism and flight with Mahlon’s mother, Naomi, to Bethlehem, where she encounters religious persecution and ...