Megillat Ruth, A Tale of Three Heroes
Rabbi David Silber
David Silber is the founder and dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education in New York and Israel. Rabbi Silber received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is a recipient of the Covenant Award, for excellence in innovative Jewish education, and is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn (Jewish Publication Society 2011), For Such a Time as This: Biblical Reflections in the Book of Esther (Koren Publishers 2017), and Malkhut Adam: Iyunim Bsefer Shmuel (Maggid 2021). He is also a nationally acclaimed lecturer on the Bible. Rabbi Silber is married to Dr. Devora Steinmetz. They have eight children and live in New York City.
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Session 1: Ruth: Lessons learned from the outsider. Ruth, one of the main characters of the book and will involve a close reading of the megillah and several of its intertexts.
Session 2: Naomi: With Age Comes Wisdom. Naomi, one the main characters of the book and involve a close reading of the megillah and several of its intertexts.
Session 3: Boaz: Personal Virtue and the Art of Politics. Boaz, one the main characters of the book and involve a close reading of the megillah and several of its intertexts.