[Avodah] Ruth Hamoaviah

[Lisa Liel via Avodah]

On 6/2/2017 6:05 AM, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote:
> Many times she is called simply "Ruth", and many times she is
> described as "Ruth Hamoaviah". Is there any reason or pattern to the
> distinction?
>
> When I first thought of this question, I thought that perhaps the
> description was dropped after her geirus, but the megillah goes back
> and forth all the way through. Surely someone must have commented on
> this.
I can't cite a source for it, but I remember once reading that Ruth 
HaMoaviah was intended to praise her, since she gave up her position in 
Moav to join us.

Lisa

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