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NEW WORK ON THE BIBLE'S "RUTH" EXPLORES LOVE, LOSS, AND OTHER THEMES APPLICABLE TO THE LIVES OF CONTEMPORARY READERS For thousands of years, people have read the Book of Ruth at the spring
harvest festival of Shavuot. Now they can gain new, deeper insights into
this classic text with Ruth: A Modern Commentary by Leonard S.
Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky, new from the URJ Press. Kravitz and Olitzky build upon interpretations from the Targum, Rashi, and Ibn Ezra to create an engaging and accessible translation and modern commentary. Applying their 21st century sensibility to this richly detailed ancient text, Kravitz and Olitzky draw contemporary parallels to biblical prose, finding new relevance in ancient wisdom. Kravitz and Olitzky, two of the URJ Press' best-selling authors, have
previously collaborated on books of commentary and contemporary insight
on such classic Jewish texts as Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of
Songs. Kravitz, a rabbi and Ph.D., is professor of midrash and homiletics
at Hebrew Union ### 4/05
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