[Avodah] One Reason for Reading Megillas Rus on Shavuos

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Cantor Wolberg <cantorwolberg at cox.net>
wrote:

> We read Megillas Rus on Shavuos because it was written to document the
> yichus of Dovid Hamelech and Dovid Hamelech was born and niftar on Shavuos.
> *Shulchan Aruch w/Mishnah Brurah 490:9, see also Shaarei Tshuvah 494:3*
>
> The Ollelos Ephraim says that one who dedicates a new Sefer Torah to a shul
> on Shavuos is considered as if he "brought a Korbon Mincha to Hashem in its
> right time".
> *Shaarei Tshuvah 494:3*
>


Here is a another one - a cute one

Rus = 606.
A geir accepts 606 additional mitzovs over and aobve the original 7 of b'nai
No'ach.
Rus was a giyores.  And so were ALL the Children of  Israel at Mt. Sinai
accepting 606 additional  Mitzvos.

FWIW, I have a novel interpretaion of 613 mitzvos were all given at Sinai.
Not that all 613 were given at one time  [Pesach Sheini and B'nos Zlaphchad
would be difficult to explain away]
Rather HKBH told Moshe at Sinai:

> "When I get done with you ther WIll BE 613 Mitzvos in all!"
>

THAT was the "613" given on day one at Sinai.
This also explains the Behag who includes derabbanan's in HIS 613. That is
because only the TALLY of 613 were given at Sinai but NOT literally all 613
separate commandments! OR if you will the EXPECTATION of 613 was given but
not the actual list.

But as Geirim at Sinai we were meqabeil ALL 613 on Day one even though they
might not be elucidated for a LONG TIME COMING!  This parallels a REAL LIFE
Geir who accepts 613 long before he/she has mastered sefer hamitzvos or the
Halchos Gedolos!

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