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The Book of Ruth offers a vibrant portrait of a foreigner who became the founding mother of the Davidic dynasty.
Join us with Ilana Pardes, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Ruth: A Migrant’s Tale, as we explore the ever-changing perspectives on Ruth’s foreignness beginning in the Hebrew bible and rabbinic literature through Zionism and the modern world.
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The Book of Ruth offers a vibrant portrait of a foreigner who became the founding mother of the Davidic dynasty.
Join us with Ilana Pardes, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Ruth: A Migrant’s Tale, as we explore the ever-changing perspectives on Ruth’s foreignness beginning in the Hebrew bible and rabbinic literature through Zionism and the modern world.

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