<p>"> My own favourite is that the Torah is the Book of Loving Kindness, therefore<br>> we read Ruth because of the kindness she showed to Naomi and Boaz etc.,<br>> which is reflected in her name, not used often, but means kind. We are more<br>
> used to its antonym, ruthless!</p>
<p>Some brief googling doesn't indicate that the Biblical name Ruth and<br>the English noun ruth are etymologically related. Do you have a source?</p>
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<div>Nope. Beautiful idea though, don't you think?<br><br clear="all"><br>Martin Brody<br>310 474 1856<br></div>