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The Meaning Of The Book Of Ruth
Through intertextual parallels, Rabbi Fohrman jumps backwards in time to Abraham and the Tower of Babel. By comparing these two stories that appear side-by-side in the Torah, we are able to begin to understand the deep complexity that comes from choosing a life lived for oneself alone, or a life lived for others.
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