Ruth pocket With Might and Strength tells

With Might and Strength tells the story of a legendary chief rabbi and halakhic decisor

living in Germany

and original stories published for the first time bring this contemporary Exodus story to life

and the sages their wisdom

the friends are separated

Ruth pocket With Might and Strength tellsIn this fluent and penetrating study of the Book of Ruth, Yael Ziegler provides a masterful primer on how to read biblical narratives with sensitivity and depth, using recent methodological breakthroughs in the study of Tanakh. Beyond providing an eye opening reading of a familiar biblical book, the author creatively demonstrates that midrashic readings can reveal deep strata of textual meaning, and combines these insights with classical and