[Avodah] Ruth on Shavuot

[martin brody]

"> My own favourite is that the Torah is the Book of Loving Kindness,
therefore
> we read Ruth because of the kindness she showed to Naomi and Boaz etc.,
> which is reflected in her name, not used often, but means kind. We are
more
> used to its antonym, ruthless!

Some brief googling doesn't indicate that the Biblical name Ruth and
the English noun ruth are etymologically related.  Do you have a source?
Yitzhak"

Nope. Beautiful idea though, don't you think?


Martin Brody
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