Such a cone is shown in Figure 1. 5 0 obj . Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased, to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance. It seems, therefore, that the work was redacted in Ereẓ Israel and belongs to the early amoraic aggadic Midrashim. Ruth Rabbah is specially interesting from a cultural-historical point of view in that it endeavors to throw light on the habits and conditions of the time in which the incidents of the Book of Ruth took place. It is this universal message that makes the idyllic Book of Ruth extremely appealing to everyone. It begins with a proem which is not of the classical type. 5). Reprinted with permission from the author and the Union for Reform Judaism.
It is composed in the spirit of the Palestinian aggadists, its main sources being the Jerusalem Talmud, Bereshit Rabbah, Vayikra Rabbah, and Eichah Rabbah.
Octavio Paz Ruth Rabbah, first published at Pesaro in 1519 together with the four Midrashim on the other Scrolls (to which it bears no relation), has often been reprinted on the basis of this editio princeps. According to R. Tanḥuma, kissing is permitted also to relatives, as when Jacob kissed Rachel (Gen. xxix. Ruth Rabbah (Hebrew: רות רבה) is an haggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth. https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ruth-rabbah, "Ruth Rabbah The unedited full-text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, Systems of Transliteration Citation of Proper Names. Encyclopaedia Judaica. Although the story is set in the period of the Judges (1200-1000 BCE), it is unlikely that it was written at that time. "the written … In his interpretation of iii. RUTH RABBAH (Heb. עֹבַדְיָה; "Servant of the Lord"). In the printed versions, the Midrash is divided into eight sections with introductory poems. Strack, Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash (1931), 220; D. Hartmann, Das Buch Ruth in der Midrasch-Litteratur (1901). Some say that it is simply an interesting tale. [5] Under other circumstances kissing is declared indecent. It may be remarked that in iii. Where to find a free online service for the Day of Atonement. Very graphic is the description of Ruth's insistence on following Naomi (Ruth i. For commentaries on and editions of Ruth Rabbah, see Eichah Rabbah, Esther Rabbah, and Kohelet Rabbah. Encyclopaedia Judaica. . Sources: Encyclopaedia Judaica. 13; the seventh, with iv. Thus, interpreting the very first words of the book, "in the days when the judges judged" (Ruth i. Ruth Rabbah is written mainly in mishnaic Hebrew, and, to a certain extent (particularly the narrative parts), in Galilean *Aramaic, like the Jerusalem Talmud. R. Zei'ra said: This scroll [of Ruth] tells us nothing either of cleanliness or of uncleanliness, either of prohibition or permission. Elimelech is portrayed unfavorably, his name being interpreted as meaning "one eager for royalty." It would seem, moreover, that its author was opposed to the Babylonian Talmud; for in his interpretation of iv. Ruth was the ancestress of David who, according to tradition, died on Shavuot Pronounced Since, however, it drew on Pesikta de-Rav Kahana, it is difficult to assign the compilation of Ruth Rabbah to a date prior to the sixth century C.E. Thus, while "Elimelech" is interpreted as composed of "elai" and "melek" (= "to me belongs royalty"; compare above), "Naomi" as "she whose acts are agreeable," and "Orpah" (from "'oref"="the nape of the neck") as "she who turned her back [comp. According to Rav, the judges were Barak and Deborah; according to R. Huna, Deborah, Barak, and Jael; and according to Joshua b. Levi, Ehud and Shamgar. But when was there such a time, and who were those judges? ."
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Ruth accepted it out of love and loyalty. It apparently contains no Babylonian haggadot, and, although in i. 27); and (3)at parting, as when Orpah kissed her mother-in-law. iv. 1); (2) at meetings, as in the case of Aaron kissing Moses (Ex. ; Wünsche, Introduction to his German translation of Ruth Rabbah. 14, the author of this midrash expresses his views with regard to kissing. Jewish law assigns this book to the festival of Shavuot for various reasons.
16-18), in that, when her attention was directed by her mother-in-law to the laws relating to proselytes, she accepted them all. Thus, interpreting the very first words of the book, "in the days when the judges judged" (Ruth i.