{"id":9457,"date":"2000-12-13T00:12:33","date_gmt":"2000-12-12T22:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=9457"},"modified":"2019-05-15T13:26:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T10:26:59","slug":"12-13-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-13-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12. Megillat Rut<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is customary to read the Book of Rut on Shavu\u2019ot. According to the Midrash, this is \u201cto teach you that the Torah is acquired only through poverty and suffering\u2026. The Torah asked of God: \u2018Master of the universe, throw my lot in with the poor, for if the wealthy study me, they will become arrogant, while poor people who study me are aware that they are lowly and hungry\u2019\u201d (Yalkut Shimoni<\/em>, Rut, \u00a7596). In this megilla<\/em> we see the fulfillment of the mishnaic proclamation: \u201cAnyone who keeps the Torah while poor will eventually keep it while rich, while anyone who ignores the Torah while rich will ultimately ignore it while poor\u201d (Pirkei Avot<\/em> 4:9). Ruth lived long enough to see her descendants David and Shlomo sitting on the throne.<\/p>\n

A second reason for reading this megilla<\/em> on Shavu\u2019ot is that Israel\u2019s acceptance of the Torah at Sinai was in effect their conversion to Judaism. Rut\u2019s conversion, as portrayed in the megilla<\/em>, can be seen as a continuation of that event (Abudraham). A third reason is that it was on Shavu\u2019ot that King David died. The Book of Rut deals with his lineage, as we read at its end: \u201cAnd Yishai begot David\u201d (Birkei Yosef<\/em> 494:11). A fourth reason is that \u201cThis scroll contains neither laws about purity and impurity, nor laws about what is permitted and prohibited. Why then was it written? To teach how great the reward is for performing acts of kindness\u201d (Rut Rabba<\/em> 2:14). Encouraging kindness is the primary purpose of Torah, as we read: \u201cThe Torah begins with an act of kindness and ends with an act of kindness\u201d (Sota<\/em> 14a). This is also expressed by R. Akiva\u2019s declaration: \u201c\u2018Love your fellow as yourself\u2019 is a vital principle of the Torah\u201d (Sifra<\/em>, Kedoshim).<\/p>\n

As we saw above (2:10), some Ashkenazim read from a megilla<\/em> written on parchment, reciting the berakhot<\/em> of \u201cal mikra megilla<\/em>\u201d and She-he\u1e25eyanu<\/em> beforehand. This is the custom of the Vilna Gaon\u2019s followers. The custom of most Ashkenazim and all Sephardim is not to recite a berakha<\/em> before reading. They also do not insist on reading from parchment.<\/p>\n

In Ashkenazic countries, the custom was to read the megilla<\/em> at Sha\u1e25arit<\/em> before the Torah reading on Yom Tov Sheni. However, if necessary it may be read at another time. Therefore, in Eretz Yisrael, some of those who stay up all night read the megilla<\/em> before Sha\u1e25arit<\/em>, or after Min\u1e25a<\/em> so they will be able to concentrate on it better.<\/p>\n

Sephardim and Yemenites generally read Megillat Rut<\/em> before Min\u1e25a<\/em>. If they have already read it during their Shavu\u2019ot night learning, it is not necessary to read it again before Min\u1e25a<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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